| Name
of Herb |
Gender/Element |
Planet |
Magickal Uses |
|
Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) |
Masculine/Fire |
Mercury |
Protects the home when grown in the garden. Hung in windows
and doors to ward off evil, and the seeds are carried for
this purpose also. Used in purification and healing
mixtures. Placing some in your left shoe prevents wood ticks
from biting your legs (although bug spray doesn't hurt,
either). |
|
Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) |
Masculine/Air |
Mercury |
Add a
few fenugreek seeds to your mop water to bring money into
the home. |
| Fern |
Masculine/Air |
Mercury |
Plant
at the doorstep or keep inside the home for protective
purposes. Throw dried fern upon hot coals to exorcise evil
spirits. Fern is burned outside to cause rain to fall. The
smoke from the burning plant drives away snakes. Carry or
wear to discover treasure, and break the first fern frond of
spring to have good luck; if this frond is bitten, you will
be guarded from toothache. Fern sap is said to confer youth
when drunk. If you find yourself in a soundless spot covered
with ferns, exactly at midnight, Puck will appear and give
you a purse of gold. Carry the seed for invisibility. |
|
Feverfew (Chrysanthemum parthenium) |
Masculine/Water |
Venus |
Carry
with you to prevent colds, fevers, and accidents. |
| Fig (Ficus
carica) |
Masculine/Fire |
Jupiter |
Small
phallic images are carved from fig wood and carried by women
who wish to conceive. Eat to overcome impotence or
frigidity. Write a question on a fig leaf. If the leaf dries
slowly, the answer is yes; the opposite is true if it dries
quickly. Grow in the home for protection and good luck. Grow
in the bedroom to ensure restful sleep, or grow in the
kitchen to prevent hunger. To charm people, give them a fig
and they will be spellbound by your presence (if they like
figs). Place a fig branch in front of your door before you
leave on a journey to ensure a safe return. |
|
Figwort (Scrophularia nodosa) |
Feminine/Water |
Venus |
Wear
around the neck to retain health and to guard against the
evil eye. Smoke this plant over Midsummer fires and hang in
the home for protection. |
| Flax
(Linum usitatissimum) |
Masculine/Fire |
Mercury |
The
seeds are used in money spells. Put some flax in your shoe
to ward off poverty. To protect yourself while asleep, mix
equal parts flax seed and mustard seed and place the mixture
by your bed. On the other side of the bed, place a pan of
cold water. To be sure your child grows up to be
good-looking, let him/her dance among growing flax at age
seven. |
|
Fleabane (Inula dysenterica) |
Feminine/Water |
Venus |
Used
to exorcise evil spirits and prevent their entry into the
home. To do this, tie some fleabane, along with some leaves
of St. John's Wort, wheat, and some capers, into a satchet
and hang over the lintel of the door. Place the seed on the
sheets to cause chastity. |
|
*Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) |
Feminine/Water |
Venus |
Grow
in the garden to protect it and the home. It used to be used
to make a black dye, which was then used to paint crossed
lines on the floor to prevent evil from entering a house. |
|
Frankincense (Boswellia carterii) |
Masculine/Fire |
Sun |
Burned as incense to drive out evil and negativity. Used
often for purification, exorcism, protection, and
consecration. Also helps meditation and induces visions.
Added to sachets for spiritual growth. |
|
Fumitory (Fumaria officinalis) |
Feminine/Earth |
Saturn |
Sprinkle an infusion of fumitory around the house and rub
onto your shoes once a week to quickly draw money to you.
Burn to exorcise evil spirits. |
| Fuzzy
Weed (Artemisia dracunculus) |
n/a |
n/a |
Used
by Native Americans to attract love; they did this by
rubbing the plant on their clothing and body. Also carried
to bring good luck on a hunt. |
|
Galangal (Alpina officinalis or A. galanga) |
Masculine/Fire |
Mars |
Worn
or carried, galangal is protective and brings good luck.
Place in a leather satchet with silver to bring money. Burn
powedered galangal to break spells and curses. Carry or
sprinkle around the home to promote lust. Wear to aid
psychic development and to guard the health. Use ginger as a
substitute if galangal is unavailable. |
|
Gardenia (Gardenia spp.) |
Feminine/Water |
Moon |
Place
fresh gardenia blossoms in sickrooms or on healing altars to
promote recovery from illness. Add the dried petals to
healing incenses and mixtures, scatter around a room to
induce peaceful vibrations, and add to Moon incenses. Also
used in love spells and to attract good spirits during
ritual. Gardenia possesses very high spiritual vibration. |
|
Garlic (Allium sativum) |
Masculine/Fire |
Mars |
Rub
fresh, peeled garlic onto an afflicted part of the body and
then throw it into running water. Extremely protective. When
evil spirits are around, bite into garlic to send them away.
Place beneath children's pillows to protect them while
asleep. Also acts as a lust inducer. Used as a sacrifice to
Hecate by leaving it at a crossroads. |
|
Gentian (Gentiana lutea) |
Masculine/Fire |
Mars |
Add
to love baths and satchets. When used in an incense or
satchet, adds a great deal of extra power. Used to break
hexes and curses. |
|
Geranium (Pelargonium spp.) |
Feminine/Water |
Venus |
Geraniums of all types are protective when grown in the
garden or placed freshly-cut into water inside the home.
Protects against snakes. Red geraniums told of coming
visitors, because they were magickally charged to point to
the direction of approaching strangers. They're also very
protective and strengthen health. Pink geraniums are used in
love spells, and white ones increase fertility. The rose
geranium (Pelargonium graveolens) is used in
protection satchets, and the leaves are rubbed onto
doorknobs and windows for protection. Scented geraniums
possess powers which are deduced from the scent. For
example, nutmeg-scented geraniums have the powers of nutmeg,
etc. |
|
Ginger (Zingiber officinalis) |
Masculine/Fire |
Mars |
Eat
ginger before spells to make them more powerful. The
powdered roots in sprinkled onto money to attract wealth.
Use in success spells or to ensure the success of a spell. |
|
Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) |
Masculine/Fire |
Sun |
The
root is carried to attract love, preserve health, draw
money, and ensure sexual potency. Brings beauty to those who
carry it. Burn it to ward off evil spirits and to break
curses. Can be a substitute for mandrake. |
|
Goat's Rue (Galega officinalis) |
Masculine/Air |
Mercury |
Use
in healing rituals. Place the leaves of this plant into the
shoe to cure and prevent rheumatism. |
|
Goldenrod (Solidago odora) |
Feminine/Air |
Venus |
Wear
a piece of goldenrod to see your future love. When held in
the hand, goldenrod nods in the direction of lost things or
where buried treasure lies. Used in money spells. If
goldenrod springs up suddenly near the front door,
unexpected good fortune will come to the family living
there. |
|
Golden Seal (Hydrastis canadensis) |
Masculine/Fire |
Sun |
Used
in money spells and healing rituals. |
| Gorse
(Ulex europaeus) |
Masculine/Fire |
Mars |
A
good protectant against evil. In Wales, hedges of this
prickly plant are used to protect the home against fairies,
who cannot penetrate it. Use in money spells, for it
attracts gold. |
| Gotu
Kola (Hydrocotyl asiatica) |
n/a |
n/a |
Use
in meditation incenses. Burn a small amount prior to (but
not during) meditation. |
| Gourd
(Curcurbita spp.) |
Feminine/Water |
Moon |
Hand
gourds at the front door to protect against fascination.
Pieces of gourd carried in the pocket or purse ward off
evil. Gourds filled with dried beans are used to make
rattles which scare evil spirits away. Use a gourd with its
top cut off as a scrying bowl. |
| Grain |
n/a |
n/a |
Scatter grain around your bedroom to protect yourself
against evil. To protect children while they are away from
you, throw a handful of grain after them as they leave, but
be sure they don't see you do this. |
|
Grains of Paradise (Aframomum melequeta) |
Masculine/Fire |
Mars |
Used
in love, lust, luck, and money spells and satchets. It is
also an herb used for wishing; hold some in your hands, make
a wish, then throw a little of the herb in each direction,
beginning in the North and ending the the West. |
| Grape
(Vitis vinifera) |
Feminine/Water |
Moon |
Paint
pictures of grapes onto garden walls to ensure fertility.
Eat grapes or raisins for increased fertility, as well as to
strengthen mental powers. Place grapes on the altar during
money spells. |
| Grass |
n/a |
n/a |
Tie
knots in grass around the home to drive out evil and protect
it. Carry blades of grass to help psychic powers. |
|
Ground Ivy (Nepeta glechoma) |
n/a |
n/a |
Use
ground ivy to discover who is working negative magick
against you. Place the herb around the base of a yellow
candle and burn on a Tuesday; you will known the person. |
|
Groundsel (Senecio spp.) |
Feminine/Water |
Venus |
Carried as an amulet against toothache, as well as to stop
the pain if it starts. Also carried to keep the teeth in
general good health. |
| Gum
Arabic (Acacia vera) |
Masculine/Air |
Sun |
Add
to incenses for good vibrations, or smoulder alone. Purifies
the area of negativity and evil. |
|
Hawthorn (Crataegus
oxacantha |
Masculine/Fire |
Mars |
Used
to increase fertility; it is often used in weddings
(especially those in spring) due to this power.
Interestingly, the leaves are used to enforce or maintain
chastity; place beneath the mattress or around the bedroom.
Protects against lightning and evil ghosts. Protects against
storm damage. The hawthorn is sacred to fairies and is part
of the tree fairy triad of Britain ("Oak, Ash, and Thorn").
Where all three grow together, you can see fairies. Carry in
a satchet on a fishing trip to ensure a good catch, and wear
or carry to promote happiness in troubled, sad, or depressed
people. |
| Hazel
(Corylus spp.) |
Masculine/Air |
Sun |
Eat
the nuts to give wisdom and increase fertility. Weave hazel
twigs into a crown. Put it on your head and wish very hard.
Your wish may come true. Twigs of hazel are placed in window
frames to protect from lightning, and three pins of hazel
wood driven into the house will protect it from fire. |
|
Heather (Calluna spp.; Erica spp.) |
Feminine/Water |
Venus |
Carry
to guard against violent crime, or to bring good luck. Burn
it with fern to attract rain. |
|
*Heliotrope (Heliotropium europaeum or H.
arborescens) |
Masculine/Fire |
Sun |
Place
beneath the pillow to induce prophetic dreams; if you've
been robbed, the thief will appear in your dream. Used in
exorcism incenses and mixtures, as well as in healing
satchets. Place in the pocket or purse to attract wealth and
money, or ring green candles with this herb and burn
completely for this purpose. Fill a small horn with
heliotrope and wear or carry it; your movements and actions
will not draw attention. |
|
*Hellebore, Black (Helleborus niger) |
Feminine/Water |
Saturn |
Scatter powdered hellebore before you as you walk and you
shall be invisible. Once used in exorcism rituals and for
inducing astral projection. This herb is very dangerous. |
|
*Hemlock (Conium maculatum) |
Feminine/Water |
Saturn |
A
very dangerous herb (Socrates should know!), hemlock was
once used in magick to induce astral projection and in
spells to destroy sexual drive. Its juice was also rubbed
onto magickal knives and swords to purify them before use. |
| Hemp
(Cannibus sativa) |
Feminine/Water |
Saturn |
This
herb is also known as marijuana, and is an illegal substance
in the United States. Therefore, I wouldn't recommend trying
any of these rituals.
To see a vision of a future spouse, people would take a
handful of hempseeds to a church at midnight. Once there,
they walked around the church nine times and sprinkled the
seeds as they went and repeated "Hempseed I sow, hempseed I
sow, who will come after me and mow?". Was also once part of
many vision, meditation, and scrying incenses. Mugwort and
hemp were prescribed to be burned before a magick mirror to
gain visions. Scourges made of hemp were used in China as
imitation snakes to drive out illness-causing demons from a
sick person. This was done by beating the hemp against the
sickbed. |
|
*Henbane (Hyosycamus niger) |
Feminine/Water |
Saturn |
Sometimes used as a love-bringing herb in this way; a man
gathers henbane naked early in the morning while standing on
one foot, and wears it to bring love (personally, I think
roses are safer and nicer). Burned outside, henbane attracts
rain, but the fumes are poisonous. Use fern instead. |
| Henna
(Lawsonia inermis) |
n/a |
n/a |
Place
on forehead to relieve headaches. Wear near the heart to
attract love. Protects from illness and the evil eye. |
|
Hibiscus (Hibiscus spp.) |
Feminine/Water |
Venus |
The
blossoms are used in love incenses and sachets. The flowers
of a red hibiscus are brewed into a lust-inducing tea. |
|
Hickory (Carya spp.) |
n/a |
n/a |
Burn
a piece of hickory root to ashes, mix with cinquefoil and
place the mixture in a box. Hang over the door to make sure
you won't have trouble with the law. |
| *High
John the Conqueror (Ipomoea Purga or I. jalapa) |
Masculine/Fire |
Mars |
Anoint one of the roots with mint oil, tie up in a green
sachet, and carry to attract money. Carried to stop
depression, bring love and success, protect from all hexes
and curses, and to break and destroy spells and hexes. To
make a simple, all-purpose anointing oil, take three roots
from this plant, make small cuts in them with a sharp knife,
and place them in a bottle of carrier oil. Let them soak for
several weeks. Leave the roots in the oil and use. |
| Holly
(Ilex aquifolium or I. opaca) |
Masculine/Fire |
Mars |
Guards against lightning, poison, and evil spirits. If you
throw a holly plant at a wild animal, it will leave you
alone. Carried by men to promote good luck, because it is a
male plant. |
|
Honesty (Lunaria spp.) |
Feminine/Earth |
Moon |
Carry
this plant to repel monsters. Used in money spells. Carry in
a purse or pocket to draw wealth. |
|
Honeysuckle (Lonicera caprifolium) |
Masculine/Earth |
Jupiter |
Crush
fresh flowers and then rub on your forehead to heighten
psychic powers. A honeysuckle plant growing outside the home
brings good luck; if it grows over the door, it will prevent
fevers. |
| Hops
(Humulus lupulus) |
Masculine/Air |
Mars |
Stuff
a pillow with dried hops to bring sleep and rest. Also used
in healing sachets and incenses. |
|
Horehound (Marrubium vulgare) |
Masculine/Air |
Mercury |
Burn
as a sacrifice to Horus. Used in protective sachets, and is
carried to guard against sorcery and fascination. Scattered
as an exorcism herb. Drink an infusion of this herb to clear
your mind, promote quick thinking, and strengthen mental
powers. Mix with ash leaves and place in a bowl of water to
release healing vibrations. Place in a sickroom. |
|
*Horse Chestnut (Aesculus spp.) |
Masculine/Fire |
Jupiter |
Carry
to ward off rheumatism, backaches, arthritis, and chills.
Carry three to guard against giddiness. Wrap a dollar bill
around a horse chestnut, place into a sachet, and carry to
attract money. Also carry for success in all things. |
|
Horseradish (Cochlearia armoracia) |
Masculine/Fire |
Mars |
The
root, when dried and ground can be sprinkled around the
house, in corners, on the front steps, and on doorsills to
make all evil powers leave. This will also diffuse any
spells that may have been sent against you. |
|
Horsetail (Equisetum spp.) |
Feminine/Earth |
Saturn |
Whistles made of horsetail stems will call snakes to the
musicians when played. Use in fertility mixtures, or place
in the bedroom for this purpose. |
|
Houndstongue (Cynoglossum officinale) |
Masculine/Fire |
Mars |
Place
this herb in your shoe to prevent dogs from barking at you.
This herb ties their tongues. |
|
Houseleek (Sempervivum tectorum) |
Masculine/Air |
Jupiter |
Grow
on the roof for good luck and to prevent the building from
lightning strikes. If worn fresh and replaced every few
days, houseleek is a love-inducing herb. |
|
Huckleberry (Gaylussacia spp.) |
Feminine/Water |
Venus |
Carry
the leaves for luck and to break/prevent hexes and curses. |
|
Hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis) |
Feminine/Water |
Venus |
Use
in sachets to ease the pain of childbirth. Grow the plant in
a bedroom to guard against nightmares. Sniff the fresh
flowers to relieve grief and depression, and the dried
flowers are used in love mixtures. |
|
Hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens) |
n/a |
n/a |
Use
the bark of this plant to unhex; carry, scatter around the
home, or burn. |
|
Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis) |
Masculine/Fire |
Jupiter |
A
common purification herb. Added to baths in sachets,
sprinkle on things to cleanse them, and hung in the home to
drive out evil and negativity. |
|
Indian Paint Brush (Castilleja spp.) |
Feminine/Water |
Venus |
The
flowers of this plant have strong love attracting powers.
Carry in sachets to find a love. |
| Iris
(Iris spp.) |
Feminine/Water |
Venus |
Used
for purification; place the fresh flowers in the area to be
cleansed. The three points of the flower symbolize faith,
wisdom, and valor, and so the flower can be used to induce
these qualities. |
| Irish
Moss (Chondrus crispus) |
Feminine/Water |
Moon |
Carried or placed beneath rugs to increase luck and to
ensure a steady flow of money. Also carried for protection
while traveling, and to stuff money or luck poppets. |
| Ivy (Hedera
spp.) |
Feminine/Water |
Saturn |
Carried by women for good luck (this is the corresponding
plant to holly). Where ivy is grown or placed, that place is
guarded against negativity and disaster. |
|
Jasmine (Jasminum officinale or J. odoratissimum) |
Feminine/Water |
Moon |
Added
to sachets and other love mixtures. The flowers draw wealth
and money. Will cause prophetic dreams if burned in the
bedroom, and the flowers are smelled to induce sleep. |
| Job's
Tears (Coix Iachryma) |
n/a |
n/a |
String the seeds onto a necklace and place around a child's
neck to aid in teething. Adults wear this necklace for sore
throats and colds. The seeds absorb pain and illness. Carry
the seeds for good luck. For wishing magick, make a wish
holding seven seeds and then throw into running water. Or,
count out seven seeds, concentrating on your wish, then
carry the seeds for a week and your wish should come true. |
|
Joe-Pye Weed (Eupatorium spp.) |
n/a |
n/a |
Place
a few leaves in the mouth when making love advances and you
won't fail. Carry a few leaves so that you will be respected
and favored by everyone you meet. |
|
Juniper (Juniperus communis) |
Masculine/Fire |
Sun |
Guards against theft, evil people, and negativity. Protects
the wearer from accidents and wild animal attacks. Added to
love mixtures. Helps psychich powers, breaks hexes and
curses, and drives off snakes when carried. |
|
Kava-Kava (Piper methysticum) |
Feminine/Water |
Saturn |
An
infusion of this plant's root is drunk to protect against
evil and to bring good luck. Infused and left to steep
overnight in the refrigerator, drink to enhance psychic
powers and to induce visions. Don't drink too much, though,
or you could damage your kidneys. |
|
Knotweed (Polygonum aviculare) |
Feminine/Earth |
Saturn |
Hold
some knotweed in your hand, pour your problems into the herb
and see it absorbing them. Burn it, and your miseries and
troubles will be bound. Carry to strengthen and protect the
eyes. |
|
Lady's Mantle (Alchemilla vulgaris) |
Feminine/Water |
Venus |
Use
this herb in love spells and sachets. |
|
Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium pubescens) |
Feminine/Water |
Saturn |
Used
in protective sachets because it guards against all hexes,
curses, and the evil eye. |
| Larch
(Larix europaea) |
n/a |
n/a |
Larch
wood supposedly cannot be penetrated by fire, and so it is
used in sachets designed to prevent them. Carry or wear to
prevent enchantment and to protect against the evil eye. |
|
Larkspur (Delphinium spp.) |
Feminine/Water |
Venus |
Keeps
away ghosts. Looks through a bunch of larkspur at a
Midsummer fire and your eyes will be preserved until next
Midsummer. The flowers frighten scorpions and other venomous
creatures. |
|
Lavender (Lavendula offcinale or L. vera) |
Masculine/Air |
Mercury |
Used
in love spells and sachets. Place lavender in clothes
drawers and wear the clothing to attract love, and rub
lavender on paper before you write a love note. Burned to
induce sleep and rest, and scattered about the home to
maintain peace. Smelled often, aids in longevity. Good in
healing mixtures. |
| Leek
(Allium spp.) |
Masculine/Fire |
Mars |
When
two people eat leeks, they will fall in love with each
other. They are carried as protective amulets and are bitten
to break hexes and drive away evil. |
| Lemon
(Citrus limon) |
Feminine/Water |
Moon |
Lemon
juice mixed with water is used to wash second-hand magickal
objects. It cleanses negative vibrations. Lemon juice is
added to bath water at the Full Moon for purification. Add
the dried flowers and peel to love sachets and mixtures, and
use the leaves in lust teas. Serve lemon pie to a spouse to
promote fidelity. Place a slice of lemon under a visitor's
chair to promote lasting friendship. Use a lemon as a
poppet. Get an unripe lemon, no bigger than 1 and 1/2 inches
in diameter, and a lot of color-headed pins (except black).
Stick the pins one at a time into the lemon until it's full
of them. Attach a piece of yarn or ribbon to the lemon and
hang in the home to bring blessings and luck, or give to a
friend. |
|
Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) |
Masculine/Air |
Mercury |
Plant
around the home and in the garden to repel snakes. Used in
some lust potions and as an infusion to aid in developing
psychic powers. |
| Lemon
Verbena (Lippia citriodora) |
Masculine/Air |
Mercury |
Hang
this plant around the neck or drink some of its juice to
preserve you from dreaming. Also worn to make oneself
attractive to the opposite sex and in love spells and
mixtures. Also added to other mixtures to increase their
strength. Sometimes used to purify an area or added to
bathwater for purification. |
|
Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) |
Feminine/Water |
Moon |
Rub
lettuce juice on your forehead or eat the leaves to help you
fall asleep. Grow in the garden for protection, but too many
will result in sterility. Eat lettuce to promote chastity,
and also to prevent seasickness. Plant lettuce seeds in the
form of a name of someone you love. If they sprout well, so
will the love between you. |
|
Licorice (Glycyrrhiza
glabra |
Feminine/Water |
Venus |
Chewing on the root will make you passionate. Added to love
and lust sachets, carried to attract love, and used in
fidelity spells. |
|
Life-Everlasting (Anaphalis spp.; Gnaphalium
uliginosum) |
n/a |
n/a |
Use
in spells aimed at longevity or restoring youth. Keep in the
home or carry to prevent sickness and ill-health. Drink an
infusion of life-everlasting every morning, before eating or
drinking anything else, while saying "Chills and ills, pains
and banes, do your fasting with life everlasting". This will
ensure a long life with little illness. |
| Lilac
(Syringa vulgaris) |
Feminine/Water |
Venus |
Drives away evil where it is planted or strewn, as was done
in New England. Fresh lilac flowers can be placed in a
haunted house to help clear it. |
| Lily
(Lilium spp.) |
Feminine/Water |
Moon |
Plant
lilies in the garden to keep away ghosts and evil, protect
against the evil eye, and to keep away unwanted visitors.
Good antidotes for love spells. Carry a fresh lily to break
a love spell cast on a specific person. Bury an old piece of
leather in a bed of lilies to gain clues in solving a crime
committed within the past year. The first white lily of the
season brings strength to whoever finds it. |
| *Lily
of the Valley (Convallaria magalis) |
Masculine/Air |
Mercury |
Use
to improve the memory and mind. Place in a room to cheer the
heart and lift the spirits of all those in it. |
| Lime
(Citrus aurantifolia or L. Limetta) |
Masculine/Fire |
Sun |
Pierce a fresh lime with old iron nails, spikes, pins, and
needles and throw into a deep hole in the ground to rid
yourself of all ills, hexes, etc. Wear a necklace of limes
to cure a sore throat. Use lime peel in love mixtures and
incenses. To cure a toothache, drive a nail into the trunk
of a lime tree (but thank it first). Carry lime twigs to
protect against the evil eye. |
|
Linden (Tilia europaea) |
Masculine/Air |
Jupiter |
Hang
linden branches over a door or grow the tree in the garden
for protection. Carry linden bark to prevent intoxication,
and use the leaves and flowers in love spells. Use its
leaves also in spells involving immortality. Mix equal parts
lavender and linden into a pillow to cure insomnia. Good
luck charms are carved from linden wood and carried. |
|
Liquidamber (Liquidambar spp.) |
Masculine/Fire |
Sun |
Hold
or place the seed pods on the altar during magickal rites to
protect against evil forces. Substitute the bark of this
plant for storax bark. |
|
Liverwort (Anemone hepatica-American; Peltigera
canina-English) |
Masculine/Fire |
Jupiter |
To
gain the love of a man, a woman can carry a liverwort sachet
with her at all times. |
|
*Lobelia (Lobelia inflata) |
Feminine/Water |
Saturn |
Throw
some powdered lobelia at an oncoming storn to stop it. Also
used to attract a love. |
|
Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) |
Feminine/Earth |
Moon |
Give
some of this herb to a friend you are fighting with to
settle the argument. Scatter about the home to bring
peaceful vibrations and to keep evil forces away. |
| Louts
(Nymphaea lotus) |
Feminine/Water |
Moon |
Breathe the scent of lotus to receive its protection. Place
a lotus root under your tongue and say "SIGN, ARGGIS"
towards a locked door to open it. Lotus seeds and pods are
used as love spells antidotes. Any part of the lotus carried
or worn ensures good luck and blessings from the Gods. |
|
Lovage (Levisticum officinale) |
Masculine/Fire |
Sun |
Place
a lovage sachet into bath water to make you more attractive
and love-inspiring, especially when going out to meet new
people. |
| Love
Seed (Lomatium foeniculaceum) |
Feminine/Water |
Venus |
Carry
the seeds to attract love and new friendships. Pawnee
Indians used this plant in magick. |
| Lucky
Hand (Orchis spp.) |
Feminine/Water |
Venus |
This
is the root of the orchid plant which looks like a hand. It
is used for protection, luck, success, and to obtain and
maintain employment. Fill a jar with rose oil. Place several
lucky hands in it and let them soak. When you need
something, take one out and wear it (i.e., wear near your
heart for love, in your shoe for travel, in your wallet for
money, etc.) |
| Mace
(Myristica fragrans) |
Masculine/Air |
Mercury |
Burn
to increase psychic powers. Carry to improve the intellect. |
|
Maguey (Agave spp.) |
Masculine/Fire |
Mars |
Use
the juice of this herb in lust potions. |
|
Magnolia (Magnolia grandifolia) |
Feminine/Earth |
Venus |
Place
some magnolia near or beneath the bed to maintain a faithful
relationship. |
|
Mahogany, Mountain (Cercocarpus ledifolius) |
Masculine/Fire |
n/a |
Worn
by mountain climbers to protect against lightning strikes. |
|
Maidenhair (Adiantum pedatim) |
Feminine/Water |
Venus |
Immerse some of this herb in water, then remove and wear it
for grace, beauty, and love. |
| Male
Fern (Dryopteris felix-mas) |
Masculine/Air |
Mercury |
Carry
as a luck attractant, and to attract women as well. |
|
Mallow (Malva spp.) |
Feminine/Water |
Moon |
Carried to attract love. Steep mallow leaves and stems in
vegetable shortening, then strain it. This ointment, rubbed
on the skin, casts out devils and protects against black
magick. |
|
*Mandrake (Mandragora officinale) |
Masculine/Fire |
Mercury |
Place
a whole mandrake root on the mantle in the home to give the
house protection, fertility, and prosperity. Hang over the
headboard for protection while sleeping, carry to attract
love, and wear to prevent illness. Where there is mandrake,
evil cannot reside. Activate a dried mandrake by placing it
in a prominent place in the home for three days, then
placing it in warm water and leaving it overnight. Can serve
as a poppet in image magick. Place money beside a mandrake
root to double it, and smell mandrake to cause sleep. Ash
roots, briony roots, and May Apple can substitute for
mandrake. |
| Maple
(Acer spp.) |
Masculine/Air |
Jupiter |
Maple
leaves are used in love and money spells, and maple branches
serve as magick wands. A child passed through the branches
of a maple tree will have a long life. |
|
Marigold (Calendula officinalis) |
Masculine/Fire |
Sun |
Marigolds picked at noon will strengthen and comfort the
heart. Scatter them under the bed to protect you while
sleeping and make your dreams come true. Will also send you
dreams of a thief who has robbed you. If a girl touches the
petals of the marigold with her bare feet, she will
understand the language of the birds. |
|
Marjoram (Origanum majorana or O. vulgare) |
Masculine/Air |
Mercury |
Use
in love spells, and add to food to strengthen love. Carry
for protection, and place a little in each room (renewing it
every month) for the same purpose. Shields against evil when
grown in the garden. Mix with violets and wear during winter
to prevent colds. Give marjoram to a depressed person to
bring happiness. Use in money mixtures and sachets. |
|
Masterwort (Imperatoria ostruthium) |
Masculine/Fire |
Mars |
Wear
to gain physical strength and reinforce the body. Carry to
aid the will and calm emotions, and also as an amulet
against evil. Scatter it about to make spirits appear. |
|
Mastic (Pistacia lentiscus) |
Masculine/Air |
Sun |
Burned to cause spirits to manifest. Used an an incense to
aid psychic powers. Has been used in lust potions in the
Middle East. Lends potency and power to any incense it is
added to. |
| *May
Apple (Podophyllum peltaltum) |
Masculine/Fire |
Mercury |
Substitutes for mandrake, and its uses are practically
identical to it, but is not related to true mandrake. |
|
Meadow Rue (Thalictrum spp.) |
n/a |
n/a |
Worn
around the neck by Native Americans as a protective amulet,
and carried to attract love. |
|
Meadowsweet (Spiraea filipendula) |
Masculine/Air |
Jupiter |
Fresh
meadowsweet is placed on the altar for love spells and added
to love mixtures. Keeps peace when strewn about the house. |
|
Mesquite (Prosopis juliflora) |
Feminine/Water |
Moon |
Add
to healing incenses and mixtures. Used to fuel magickal
fires. |
|
Mimosa (Acacia dealbata) |
Feminine/Water |
Saturn |
Used
in spells involving purification (scatter around the area),
love, healing, and prophetic dreaming (place beneath the
pillow). A bath of mimosa destroys hexes and curses, and
guards against them. |
| Mint
(Mentha spp.) |
Masculine/Air |
Mercury |
Used
in healing potions and mixtures. Mint worn on the wrist
ensures good health. Used in travel spells, to induce lust,
money and prosperity spells, and to rid a place of evil.
Fresh mint on the altar will call good spirits. |
|
*Mistletoe (Viscum album-European; Phoradendron
flavescens- American) |
Masculine/Air |
Sun |
An
all purpose herb. Druids revere the mistletoe, especially
when found growing on an oak. Protects against lightning,
disease, misfortune, fires, and the like. Placed in cradles
to avoid theft of children by fairies. A ring of mistletoe
wood wards off sickness. Carried or worn for good luck in
hunting, and carried by women to aid in conception. Was
utilized in spells to capture immortality, and to open
locks. Lay near the bedroom door for restful sleep and
beautiful dreams. Place beneath the pillow or hang over the
headboard for the same purpose. Kiss your love beneath
mistletoe and you'll stay in love. Burn to banish evil. Wear
it around your neck to gain invisibility. |
|
Molukka |
n/a |
n/a |
Hang
the nuts around your neck to indicate and banish hexes and
curses. If the nuts turn black, they have averted an evil
spell. |
|
Moonwort (Botrychium spp.) |
Feminine/Water |
Moon |
Supposedly, this herb produces silver when placed in boxes
or bags. Used in money spells. Used in opening locks
(placing it in the keyhole) and breaking chains (touching
them with the herb). Horses and humans who accidentally step
on moonwort lose their shoes. Used in love spells. |
|
*Morning Glory (Ipomoea spp.) |
Masculine/Water |
Saturn |
Place
the seeds beneath the pillow to stop nightmares. Grow in the
garden, the blue variety bring peace and happiness. The root
of this plant substitute for High John the Conqueror. |
| Moss |
n/a |
n/a |
Carry
moss taken from a gravestone in your pocket to ensure good
luck, especially with finances. Used to stuff
general-purpose poppets. |
|
Mugwort (Artemisis vulgaris) |
Feminine/Earth |
Venus |
Stuff
a pillow with mugwort to produce prophetic dreams. It is
also burned with sandalwood or wormwood during scrying
rituals. When carrying it, you are protected from poison,
wild beasts, or sunstroke. In a building, it prevents evil
things from entering. Also carried to increase lust,
fertility, to prevent backache, and to cure madness. It aids
in astral projection when placed next to the bed. |
|
Mulberry (Morus rubra) |
Masculine/Air |
Mercury |
Protects the garden from lightning. A good aid when working
on the will, and the wood is protective against evil. |
|
Mullein (Verbascum thapus) |
Feminine/Fire |
Saturn |
Worn
to keep wild animals away from you. Instills courage,
attracts love, and prevents colds when worn in the shoe.
Hung over doors to protect against evil spirits and black
magick. Banishes demons and negativity. Powdered mullein
leaves can substitute for graveyard dust. |
|
Mustard (Brassica spp.) |
Masculine/Fire |
Mars |
Sprinkle mustard seed on the doorsill to protect the home,
and bury it under the doorstep will keep supernatural beings
out of your house. Eat it if you are a woman looking for
greater fertility. |
| Myrrh
(Commiphora myrrha) |
Feminine/Water |
Moon |
Purifies an area when burned as an incense. Usually burned
with frankincense. Increases the power of any incense to
which it is added. Used to consecrate, purify, and bless
objects. Aids in meditation and comtemplation, and often
used in healing incenses and sachets. |
|
Myrtle (Myrtus communis) |
Feminine/Water |
Venus |
Conisdered a love herb.A chaplet of fresh myrtle worn on the
head while performing love spells is appropriate. Added to
love sachets and spells, especially to keep love alive and
exciting. Worn to increase fertility, but also worn by
brides at weddings to ensure they don't quickly become
pregnant (okaaay...). Carry myrtle wood to preserve
youthfulness. Drink a cup of myrtle tea every three days has
the same effect, but must be done every three days without
fail. Carry to preserve love. Grown on each side of the
house to bring love and peace, and is lucky to grow in
window-boxes if planted by a woman. Used in money spells. |
|
Nettle (Urtica diocia) |
Masculine/Fire |
Mars |
Stuff
a poppet with nettle or carry some in a sachet to remove a
curse and send it back. Sprinkle around the house to keep
evil out and send it back. Throw on a fire to avert danger,
hold in the hand to ward off ghosts, carry with yarrow to
allay fear, and wear as an amulet to keep negativity away.
Place fresh cut nettles in a pot beneath a sickbed to speed
recovery. Used as a lust-inducing herb, and is also used in
purification baths. |
|
Norfolk Island Pine (Auricaria excelsa) |
Masculine/Fire |
Mars |
Protects against hunger and evil spirits when grown in or
near the home. |
|
Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) |
Masculine/Fire |
Jupiter |
Carried to ward off rheumatism, cold sores, boils, and
sties. Hang it around a baby's neck to aid in its teething.
Included in many money and prosperity spells.
|
| Nuts |
n/a |
n/a |
Potent fertility inducers; carried for this purpose.
Included in many prosperity and money mixtures. Heart shaped
nuts are carried to promote love, and double nuts are
powerful lucky charms. |
| Oak (Quercus
alba) |
Masculine/Fire |
Sun |
Acorns placed in windows guard against lightning, and
carrying a piece of oak protects the bearer from all harm.
If you catch a falling oak leaf you shall have no colds all
winter. Carry an acorn to prevent illness and pain, for
longevity, to preserve youthfulness, to increase fertility,
and to strengthen sexual potency. |
| Oats
(Avena sativa) |
Feminine/Earth |
Venus |
Use
in prosperity and money spells. |
|
*Oleander (Nerium oleander) |
Feminine/Earth |
Saturn |
Italian magicians say that keeping any part of this plant in
the house brings sickness, disgrace, and misfortune of all
kinds to its inhabitants. Occasionally used in love spells. |
| Olive
(Olea europaea) |
Masculine/Fire |
Sun |
The
oil is used for anointing and healing. A branch of olive
hung over the door guards the house from all evil, and on
the chimney, lightning. Brings luck when worn. |
| Onion
(Allium cepa) |
Masculine/Fire |
Mars |
Take
a small white onion, stick it full of black headed pins and
place it in a window to guard against evil. A large red
onion tied to the bedpost protects against sickness and aids
in recovery. Burn in a fireplace stove to attract riches.
Throw an onion after a bride to throw away her tears. Purify
magickal knives and swords by rubbing with cut fresh onions. |
|
Orange (Citrus sinesis) |
Masculine/Fire |
Sun |
When
you eat an orange, think of a yes/no question you want
answered. Count the seeds; an even number means no, an odd,
yes. Orange peel is added to prosperity powders, and the
orange is a symbol of good luck and fortune. |
|
Orchid (Orchis spp.) |
Feminine/Water |
Venus |
Used
in love spells. This flower is popularly exchanged among
lovers. Some types are used in creating visions,
trance-states, and inducing psychic powers. |
|
Oregon Grape (Berberis aquifolium) |
Feminine/Earth |
n/a |
Carry
the root to draw money and financial security, and also to
gain popularity. |
| Orris
(Iris florentina) |
Feminine/Water |
Venus |
Used
to find and hold love. The root is carried, and the powder
is added to sachets and sprinkled on sheets, clothing, and
around the house. This plant was a protectant against evil
spirits in Japan; the roots and leaves were hung from the
eaves of the house and added to bath water. Suspend a whole
root from a small length of cord and use as a pendulum. |
| Palm,
Date (Phoenix dactylifera) |
Masculine/Air |
Sun |
A
fertility tree whose leaves and dates are eaten for this
purpose. the pits are carried by impotent men to cure their
ailment. Protects from bad weather where it is grown. Palm
leaves kept near the entrance of the home prevent evil
creatures from entering. |
| Pansy
(Viola tricolor) |
Feminine/Water |
Saturn |
Attracts love when worn or carried. If pansies are picked
with the dew still on them, it will soon rain. |
|
Papaya (Carica papaya) |
Feminine/Water |
Moon |
Tie a
rag around a limb of a papaya tree while visualizing your
need. Hang several twigs of papaya wood over the door to
keep away evil. Eat the fruit and serve to a loved one to
intensify feelings of love. |
|
Papyrus (Cyperus papyrus) |
Masculine/Air |
Mercury |
Place
in a boat to prevent crocodile attacks. |
|
Parosela (Parosela spp.; Dalea spp.) |
n/a |
n/a |
Aids
in hunting. |
|
Parsley (Petroselinum sativum) |
Masculine/Air |
Mercury |
Provokes lust and promotes fertility when eaten. If you're
in love and you cut parsley, you cut your love too. Romans
tucked parsley into their togas every morning for protection
(Guess Caesar forgot his that day). Placed on plates of food
to guard against contamination. Used in purification baths,
and to stop misfortune. A wreath of parsley worn on the head
prevents (or delays) intoxication. Has associations with
death and is often regarded as evil. |
|
Passion Flower (Passiflora incarnata) |
Feminine/Water |
Venus |
Placed in the house to calm problems and troubles, and to
bring peace. Carried, it attracts friends and popularity.
Place below your pillow if you have trouble sleeping. |
|
Patchouli (Pogostemon cablin or P. patchouli) |
Feminine/Earth |
Saturn |
Used
in money and prosperity mixtures and spells. Used in
fertility talismans, and substitutes for graveyard dust.
Used also to promote lust and attract people. |
| Pea (Pisum
sativum) |
Feminine/Earth |
Venus |
Shelling peas brings fortune and profits in business. Dried
peas are used in money mixtures. If a woman finds a pea pod
with nine peas, she should hang it over the door. The first
eligible man who walks under it will be her husband. |
| Peach
(Prunus persica) |
Feminine/Water |
Venus |
The
fruit induces love when eaten, and also gives wisdom. Peach
pits are worn to keep demons away. |
| Pear
(Pyrus communis) |
Feminine/Water |
Venus |
Pear
fruit is used in love spells, and eaten as a aphrodisiac.
Pear wood is good to use for magick wands, and it's said
that Witches once danced beneath pear trees. |
| Pecan
(Carya illinoensis) |
Masculine/Air |
Mercury |
Added
to money and prosperity spells. Obtain a small amount of
pecans, shell them, eat them slowly while visualizing
yourself working and enjoying your job. Take the shells,
wrap them in a bag, and place them somewhere at work where
they won't be found or removed. This prevents you from
losing your job. |
|
Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium) |
Masculine/Fire |
Mars |
Place
this in the shoe to prevent weariness during travel. Aids in
business deals when worn. Considered to be an herb of peace. |
| Peony
(Paeonia officinalis) |
Masculine/Fire |
Sun |
Wear
to protect the body, spirit and soul. Wards off evil spirits
when placed in the home, and protects against evil and
storms when planted in the garden. Hang the seeds or roots
around a child's neck to protect against fairies and imps.
Peony roots worn with coral and flint guards against incubi.
Used in exorcisms and carried to cure lunacy. It should only
be gathered at night. Substitutes for mandrake. |
|
Pepper (Piper nigrum) |
Masculine/Fire |
Mars |
Protects against the evil eye and frees the mind of envious
thoughts. Mixed with salt and scattered around the property,
it dispels evil. |
|
Peppermint (Mentha piperita) |
Masculine/Fire |
Mercury |
Used
in healing and purification spells. Raises the vibrations of
an area. Smell to help you sleep, and place beneath the
pillow for prophetic dreams. Rubbed against walls,
floorboards, and furniture to cleanse them of evil and
negativity. Excites love. |
|
Pepper Tree (Schinus molle) |
Masculine/Fire |
Mars |
A
sick person can be brushed with pepper tree branches to
absorb disease, then the branches are buried to destroy the
illness. Rue can be used with this herb. The leaves are
added to purification baths, and the berries are carried for
protection. |
|
*Periwinkle (Vinca minor) |
Feminine/Water |
Venus |
Gather when one is "clean of every uncleanness" when the
Moon is one, nine, eleven, or thirteen nights old. Say this
incantation while picking the plant: "I pray thee, vinca
pervinca, thee that art to be had for thy many useful
qualities, that thou come to me glad blossoming with thy
mainfulness, that thou outfit me so that I be shielded and
prosperous and undamaged by poisons and water.". After this,
carry to obtain grace, attract money, and to protect against
snakes, poison, wild beasts, terror, the evil eye, and evil
spirits. Place over the door to protect the home. Used in
love spells; thought to increase one's passions when carried
or sprinkled under the bed. Gaze upon it to restore lost
memories. |
|
Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) |
Feminine/Water |
Venus |
To
stop chills, tie a knot in a piece of string (one for every
chill you've had) and tie it to a persimmon tree. To have
good luck, bury green persimmons. |
| Pilot
Weed (Silphium Iaciniatum) |
n/a |
n/a |
Burn
the dried root of this plant during a thunderstorm to avert
lightning strikes. |
|
Pimento (Pimenta dioica) |
Masculine/Fire |
Mars |
Used
in love spells and sachets, especially among Gypsies. Eat it
for the same effect. |
|
Pimpernel (Pimpinella spp.) |
Masculine/Air |
Mercury |
Carried for protection and to prevent deception. Placed in
the home to prevent illness and accidents. |
