Name of Herb

Gender/Element

Planet

Magickal Uses

Pine (Pinus spp.)

Masculine/Air

Mars

Pinecones are carried to increase fertility and to have vigorous old age. A pinecone gathered on Midsummer that still has its seeds protects against gunshots, so long as the person eats one pine nut from it every day. Pine needles are burned in winter to purify and cleanse the house, and to exorcise the area of negativity. Scatter on the floor to drive away evil. Also burn them to reverse and send back spells. It was customary to place a pine branch over the door of the house to ensure continual joy due to the evergreen leaves. Make a cross of pine needles and place it before the fireplace to keep evil from entering. Use in money spells. Sawdust from pine is used an an incense base.

Pineapple (Ananas comusus)

Masculine/Fire

Sun

Place dried pineapple in bags and add to baths to draw good luck. Add the juice too. Drink pineapple juice to hinder lust, and add the dried peel or flesh to money mixtures.

Pipsissewa (Chimaphila umbellata)

n/a

n/a

Crush, mix with rose hips and violet flowers, and burn to draw good spirits to aid in magick. Carry to attract money.

Pistachio (Pistachia vera)

Masculine/Air

Mercury

Eat as an antidote to love spells. The nuts are given to zombies to bring them out of their trances and bring them the rest of death. Pistachios which have been dyed red are best for this purpose.

Plaintain (Plantago spp.)

Feminine/Earth

Venus

Hang in the car to guard against the intrusion of evil spirits. Put a piece of its root in your pocket to protect from snakebites.

Plum (Prunus domestica)

Feminine/Water

Venus

Plum branches are placed over doors and windows to guard against evil intrusions. Eat the fruit to inspire or maintain love.

Plum, Wild (Prunus americana)

Feminine/Water

Venus

Dakota Indians used wild plum sprouts to make prayer sticks. They were peeled and painted, and an offering was fastening near the top of the stick. They were made for sick people and were set up around the altar or stuck in the ground outside for the gods.

*Plumeria (Plumeria acutifolia)

Feminine/Water

Venus

Used in love spells

*Poke (Phytolacca americana)

Masculine/Fire

Mars

Used at the new Moon to break hexes and curses; make an infusion and sprinkle around the home. Add some to the bath water (don't drink!). Carry to gain courage. Mix poke with hydrangea, violet, and galangal and sprinkle around the area where an object was lost to find it. The crushed berries are used as magickal ink.

Pomegranate (Pinica granatum)

Masculine/Fire

Mercury

Eat the seeds or carry the skin for fertility. Make a wish before eating a pomegranate and it may come true. A pomegranate branch finds hidden wealth or will attract money. The dried skin is added to money and wealth incenses. To determine the number of children she will have, a woman can throw a pomegranate hard on the ground. The number of seeds that fall out equal the number of children. Hang pomegranate branches over doorways to guard against evil. Use the juice as a blood substitute or magickal ink.

Poplar (Populus tremuloides)

Feminine/Water

Saturn

Popular buds and leaves are carried to attract money or are added to money incenses. Was an ingredient in flying ointments which are used to facilitate astral projection. Place on the body for this purpose also.

Poppy (Papaver spp.)

Feminine/Water

Moon

The seeds and flowers are used in mixtures to aid sleep. Eat or carry to promote fertility and to draw luck and money. The seeds are added to food or sachets to induce love. To know the answer to a question, write it in blue ink on a piece of white paper and place inside a poppy seed pod. Place it beneath your pillow and the answer will appear in a dream. Soak poppy seeds in wine for fifteen days, then drink the wine each day for five days while fasting to make yourself invisible at will. The seed heads were once gilded and worn as wealth talismans.

Potato (Solanum tuberosum)

Feminine/Earth

Moon

Often used as poppets. Carry in the pocket to cure toothaches and guards rheumatism, warts, and gout.

Prickly Ash (Zanthoxylum americanum)

Masculine/Fire

Mars

Use the fruit as a perfume to attract love.

Primrose (Primula vulgaris)

Feminine/Earth

Venus

Blue and red primroses are grown in the garden to protect it and to attract fairies. Women carry them to attract love. Worn to cure madness and sewn into children's pillows to gain their undying respect and loyalty.

Purslane (Portulaca sativa)

Feminine/Water

Moon

Lay on the bed to prevent nightmares. Carry purslane to draw love and luck, and to keep away evil. Soldiers carried this plant to protect themselves in battle. Sprinkle around the home to spread happiness.

Quassia (Picraena excelsa)

Feminine/Earth

Saturn

Used in love mixtures to draw and maintain love. The powdered wood is used in incense bases.

Quince (Cydonia spp.)

Feminine/Earth

Saturn

Quince seed is carried to protect against evil, physical harm, and accidents. In Roman times, was shared by a bridal couple to ensure happiness. Pregnant women eat quince cause their child to be ingenious. Serve quinces to loved ones to ensure fidelity.

Radish (Raphanus sativus)

Masculine/Fire

Mars

Carry to protect yourself from the evil eye. Increases lust when eaten. A type of German wild radish was carried to determine where sorcerers were.

Ragweed (Ambrosia spp.)

n/a

n/a

Chew on the root at night to drive away fear.

Ragwort (Senecio spp.)

Feminine/Water

Venus

Was once used an amulet against spells.

Raspberry (Rubus idaeus)

Feminine/Water

Venus

The branches of the raspberry are hung up at doors and windows for protection and to ensure that, after death, the spirit won't re-enter the house once it has left. Served as a love-inducing food, and the leaves are carried by pregnant women to ease the pains of pregnancy and childbirth.

Rattlesnake Root (Polygala senega)

n/a

n/a

Make an infusion of rattlesnake root and add to the bath or use in the rinse water for clothing to offer protection from people trying to harm you. The infusion, rubbed on the hands or feet, can lead you to money. The root was carried to guard from rattlesnake bites.

Rhubard (Rheum spp.)

Feminine/Earth

Venus

Wear a piece of rhubarb root around the neck on a string to protect against stomach pain. Rhubarb pie served to a mate ensures his or her fidelity.

Rice (Oryza sativa)

Masculine/Air

Sun

Place on the roof to guard against misfortune. A small jar of rice near the entrance of the house protects it. Throwning rice into the air can cause rain. Rice is added to money spells, and is thrown after wedded couples to increase their fertility.

Roots

n/a

n/a

Wear a root around your neck while sleeping outside to guard against wild animals. An old superstition says that roots dug from a churchyard or any other old sacred site will avert death as long as the person wears or carries them. A person planning to study magick should go into a field at night and pull up a weed, roots and all. The amount of dirt of the roots indicates how much power are skill the student will achieve.

Rose (Rosa spp.)

Feminine/Water

Venus

Rose water is added to love baths. Rose hips are worn as love attracting beads. Drinking a tea of rosebuds before bed induces prophetic dreams. Sprinkle rose petals around the house to calm personal stress and household upheavals. Roses in the garden attract fairies and are said to grow best when stolen.

Rosemary (Rosemarinus officinalis)

Masculine/Fire

Sun

Burn this herb for cleansing and purification. Drives away nightmares when put under a pillow. Hung on the porch to deter theives and carried to stay healthy. Used in love and lust mixtures, and healing poppets. Attracts elves. Wear a chaplet of rosemary to aid the memory.

Rowan (Sorbus acuparia)

Masculine/Fire

Sun

Carry rowan wood to increase psychic powers. The wood is often fashioned into magick wands and dowsing rods. Add the leaves and berries to divination and psychic incenses. The berries and bark are used in healing and health mixtures and sachets, as well as power, success, and luck sachets. Two rowan twigs tied together with red thread to make a cross is a protective amulet. Make a walking stick from rowan wood, especially if you walk in woods and fields at night. Carry on a ship to avert storms, and keep in the house to prevent lightning strikes. Plant on a grave to prevent the person from haunting the place. Also plant near the house to protect it and its inhabitants; those growing near stone circles are the most potent.

Rue (Ruta graveolens)

Masculine/Fire

Mars

Place rue leaves on the forehead to cure headaches, or wear around the neck to heal faster from illness; this also helps to prevent future sickness. Often used in healing incenses and poppets. Sniff fresh rue to clear your head in love matters. Carry to protect yourself from poison and werewolves.

Rye (Secale spp.)

Feminine/Earth

Venus

Roman gypsies used rye in love spells. Serve rye bread to loved ones to ensure their love.

Saffron (Crocus sativa)

Masculine/Fire

Sun

Added to love and lust sachets. Used in healing spells. Drink an infusion of this to forsee the future, and eases depression. Saffron in the home keeps lizards out.

Sage (Salvia officinalis)

Masculine/Air

Jupiter

Aids in longevity when eaten every day. Carried to promote wisdom, and the leaves are used in money and healing spells. It is bad luck to plant sage in your own garden. It is also bad luck to have a full bed of sage.

Sagebrush (Artemisia spp.)

Feminine/Earth

Venus

Bathe with this herb to purify yourself of all past evils and negative deeds. Burn to drive away evil forces. Useful in healing.

*St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum)

Masculine/Fire

Sun

Wear to ward off fever and colds. Makes soldiers invincible. Attracts love. Gathered on Midsummer or on a Friday and worn, it will keep away mental illness and cure melancholy. Place in a jar and hang by a window to protect against lightning bolts, fire, and evil spirits; use both the leaves and flowers. It's dried over Midsummer fires and hung near the window to keep ghosts, necromancers, and other evil doers from the house. Burn to banish spirits and demons. Unmarried woman can place st. john's wort beneath the pillow to dream of their future husbands. Use in rituals or carry to detect other magicians.

Sandalwood (Santalum album)

Feminine/Water

Moon

Burned during protection, exorcism, and healing spells. When mixed with lavender it can conjure spirits. Write a wish on a chip of sandalwood and burn it while visualizing your desire.

Sarsaparilla (Smilax aspera)

Masculine/Fire

Jupiter

Mixed with cinnamon and sandalwood powder and sprinkled around the home to draw money. Also used in love spells.

Sassafras (Sassafras albidum)

Masculine/Fire

Jupiter

Used to attract money by burning or placing in a wallet or purse. Aids healing.

Savory, Summer (Satureja hortensis)

Masculine/Air

Mercury

Strengthens the mind.

Scullcap (Scutellaria galericulata)

Feminine/Water

Saturn

Used in spells of relaxation and peace. A woman who wears this protects her husband from committing adultery.

Senna (Cassia marilandica or C. acutifolia)

Masculine/Air

Mercury

Use in love spells

Sesame (Sesamum orientale)

Masculine/Fire

Sun

Are lust inducing when eaten. A jar of sesame seeds left open in the house draws cash to it. Change the seeds monthly. "Open sesame!" refers to the plant's ability to find hidden treasure, reveal secret passageways, and open locked doors.

Shallot (Allium spp.

Masculine/Fire

Mars

Add to the bath to cure misfortunes.

Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus)

Feminine/Water

Saturn

Wrap a small amount of skunk cabbage in a bay leaf on a Sunday to make a good fortune talisman. It also helps in court cases.

Slippery Elm (Ulmus fulva)

Feminine/Air

Saturn

Burn slippery elm and throw a knotted yellow cord into the fire to stop gossip. A child who wears this will have a persuasive tongue when grown.

Sloe (Prunus spinosa)

Masculine/Fire

Mars

Carry or hang over doorways to ward off evil and calamity, banish demons, and release negative vibrations. The wood can be used to make divining rods and wishing rods. Wishing rods are all-purpose magick wands.

Snakeroot (Aristolochia serpentaria)

n/a

n/a

Carried as a good luck talisman and to break hexes and curses. Said to lead its bearer to money.

Snakeroot, Black (Sanicula marilandica)

Masculine/Fire

Mars

Worn to attract lovers; placed in the bedroom and added to baths for the same purpose. Carry to attract money.

Snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus)

Masculine/Fire

Mars

Wear to prevent people from deceiving you. The seed worn around the neck ensures that you will never be hexed. If you are outside and feel evil nearby, step on a snapdragon or hold one of its flowers until it passes. Place a vase of fresh snapdragons on the altar while performing protective rituals. If someone has sent negative energy to you, place some snapdragons on the altar with a mirror behind them. This will send the curses back.

Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum officinale or P. multiflorum)

Feminine/Water

Saturn

The root is place in the four quarters of the house to guard it. Used in exorcism and protection spells. Sprinkle an infusion of the root around to clear the area of evil. Used in offeratory incenses.

Sorrel, Wood (Oxalis acetosella)

Feminine/Earth

Venus

The dried leaves are carried to protect the heart against disease. Aids in recovery from wounds and illness.

Southernwood (Artemisia abrotanum)

Masculine/Air

Mercury

Used in love spells; carry or place in the bedroom. Sometimes placed beneath the bed to rouse lust. Burned as an incense, guards against trouble of all kinds and drives away snakes.

Spanish Moss

n/a

n/a

Grown on or in the home to protect it. Use to stuff protection poppets and add to protective sachets.

Spearmint (Mentha spicata)

Feminine/Water

Venus

Used for healing, especially with lung diseases. Smell to sharpen and increase mental powers. For protection while asleep, stuff a pillow or mattress with spearmint.

Spiderwort (Tradescantia Virginia)

n/a

n/a

Dakota indians carried this herb to attract love.

Spikenard (Inula conyza)

Feminine/Water

Venus

Wear around the neck to bring good luck and ward off disease. It is also used to remain faithful to a partner.

Squill (Urginea scilla)

Masculine/Fire

Mars

To protect your home, hang a squill over the window. Place one into a jar or box and add silver coins to draw money. To break a hex, carry a squill with you.

Star Anise (Illicum verum)

Masculine/Air

Jupiter

Seeds are burned as incense to increase pyschic powers. Sometimes four seeds are placed on the altar, on in each direction, to bring power. Good luck bringer.

Stillengia (Stillingia sylvatica)

n/a

n/a

Burn the root to develop psychic powers. If you've lost something, burn the plant and follow the smoke to its hiding place.

Straw

n/a

n/a

Straw is often carried in small bags because it is lucky. Take a used horseshoe and some straw, sew up into a small bag, and place it above or below the bed for a luck talisman. Images can be made from straw and used in image magick as poppets. Straw attracts fairies.

Strawberry (Fragaria vesca)

Feminine/Water

Venus

Served as a love food, and the leaves are carried for luck. Pregnant women can carry a small packet of strawberry leaves to ease pregnancy pains.

Sugar Cane (Saccharum officinarum)

Feminine/Water

Venus

Used in love and lust potions. Chew a piece of the cane while thinking of your loved one. Scatter to dispel evil and to cleanse and purify areas before rituals and spells.

Sumbul (Ferula sumbul)

n/a

n/a

Burn as incense or add the infusion to the bath to attract love. Burn to increase psychic powers. Wear around the neck to gain good luck and keep away disease.

Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)

Masculine/Fire

Sun

Sunflower seeds are eaten by women who want to conceive. Wear sunflower seeds around the neck to protect against smallpox. Cut a sunflower at sunset while making a (realistic) wish, it will come true before another sunset. Sleep with a sunflower under the bed to know the truth in all manners. Anoint yourself with juice from the stem of the sunflower if you want to be virtuous. Grow in the garden to guard against pests and bring luck to the gardener.

Sweetgrass (Hierochloe odorata)

n/a

n/a

Burn to attract good spirits or beings before performing spells.

Sweetpea (Lathyrus odoratus)

Feminine/Water

Venus

Wear fresh sweetpea flowers to attract people and cause friendships to develop. Carry or hold to cause you to tell the truth. Preserves chastity if placed in the bedroom. Gives courage and strength when worn.

Tamarind (Tamarindus indica)

Feminine/Water

Saturn

Carry to attract love.

Tamarisk (Tamarix spp.)

Feminine/Water

Saturn

Used in exorcism rites; a branch of the tree is held and the leaves are scattered around to drive out demons and evil. Cut with a gold axe and a silver pruning knife for best results. The smoke of burning tamarisk drives away snakes.

Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare)

Feminine/Water

Venus

Helped to cure persistent fevers by being placed in the shoe. Ants don't like tansy.

Tea (Camelliaspp.)

Masculine/Fire

Sun

Burn the leaves to ensure future riches and add to money mixtures and sachets. Included in courage and strength talismans. The infusion is a base for mixing lust drinks.

Thistle (Carduus spp.)

Masculine/Fire

Mars

Place a bowl of thistles in a room to strengthen people's spirits. Grow in the garden to ward off theives , and grown in a pot on the doorstep, guard against evil. Throw onto a fire to deflect lightning from the house. Wear a shirt made of thistle fibers to break hexes and curses. Stuff hex breaking poppets with thistle. Used in healing spells. Men carry it to be better lovers. To call spirits, place some thistle in boiling water. Remove from heat and sit or lie beside it. As the steam rises, call the spirits and listen; they may answer you.

Thistle, Holy (Centaurea benedicta)

Masculine/Fire

Mars

Wear to protect yourself from evil, and add to purification baths. Use in hex breaking spells.

Thistle, Milk (Carduus Marianus)

Masculine/Fire

Mars

According to the Anglo-Saxons, a man who wore a milk thistle around his neck would cause all snakes in his presence to begin fighting.

Thyme (Thymus vulgaris)

Feminine/Water

Venus

Burned to attract good health and used in healing spells. Place beneath the pillow to deter nightmares. Carry for courage and energy, and to see fairies.

Ti (Cordyline terminalis)

Masculine/Fire

Jupiter

Carried on a ship, the leaves keep storms away and ensure that the bearer won't drown. Plant around the house to create a protective barrier. Don't plant the red variety, though, because it causes bad luck when planted. Place beneath the bed for protection. Rub on the red to relieve headaches.

Toadflax (Linaria vulgaris)

Masculine/Fire

Mars

Used as an amulet to keep away evil and to break hexes.

Toadstool

n/a

n/a

Accidentally breaking down toadstools causes rain.

*Tobacco (Nicotiana spp.)

Masculine/Fire

Mars

Burn as an incense to purify the area of negativity and spirits (both good and bad). Nightmares which can cause sickness are prevented by washing in a running stream immediately upon waking and throwing tobacco into the water as an offering to the Water Spirit. A magickal substitute for sulfur, as well as for datura and belladonna, both related to tobacco. However they're all poisonous.

Tomato (Lycopersicon spp.)

Feminine/Water

Venus

When a tomato is placed on the windowsill, it repels evil from entering. Grown in the garden, they are protective. They have the power of inspiring love when eaten.

*Tonka (Coumarouna odorata; Dipteryx odorata)

Feminine/Water

Venus

Used in love sachets and mixtures, and carried to attract love. Worn or carried to attract money, bring luck, grant courage, and prevent illness. To make your wishes come true, hold a tonka bean in your hand, visualize your wish, then toss the bean into running water.

Tormentil (Potentilla tormentilla)

Masculine/Fire

Sun

The infusion is drunk to give protection, or given to a loved one to keep their love. Mediums drink it to guard themselves against permanent possession by spirits. Hang the plant up in the home to drive away evil. Carry to attract love.

Trillium (Trillium spp.)

Feminine/Water

Venus

Carry to attract money and luck. The root of this plant is rubbed onto the body to attract love.

Tulip (Tulipa spp.)

Feminine/Earth

Venus

Worn to safeguard against poverty and bad luck. "Tulip" means "turban" and is often worn in turbans for protection. Placed on the altar during love spells.

Turmeric (Cucurma longa)

n/a

n/a

Salt water and turmeric are mixed together and sprinkled in the area to be purified, sometimes with a ti leaf. Sometimes scattered on the floor or about the magick circle for protection.

Turnip (Brassica rapa)

Feminine/Earth

Moon

Large turnips were once hollowed out on Samhain and candles were lit in them. They were carried or placed in windows to scare off evil spirits. Place a dish of turnips in front of an unwanted admirer to send him or her away. Place in the home to ward off every form of negativity.

*Uva Ursa (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)

n/a

n/a

Add to sachets designed to increase psychic powers.

Valerian (Valeriana officinalis)

Feminine/Water

Venus

A sprig of this plant pinned to a woman's clothing will cause men to 'follow her like children'. Sometimes used as graveyard dust. Used in protective sachets, to guard against lightning, and to aid sleep.

Vanilla (Vaniila aromatica or V. planifolia)

Feminine/Water

Venus

Used in love sachets; place in sugar, and the sugar can be used to sweeten love infusions. Carry a vanilla bean to restore lost energy and to improve the mind.

Venus' Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)

Masculine/Fire

Mars

Grown as a love attractant. Also grown in the home for protection and in order to "trap" something.

Vervain (Verbena officinalis)

Feminine/Earth

Venus

A common ingredient in love mixtures and protective spells. Also used in exorcism incenses. A crown of this herb worn on the head protects you while invoking spirits. Also used in money and prosperity spells. To discover if an ill person will live or die, put it in your hand and press it against the patient so that it is undetected, and ask them how they feel. If they are hopeful, they will live, if not, they may die.If vervain is placed in a baby's cradle, the child will grow up with a happy disposition and a love of learning. Burn this to dispel unrequited love.

Vetch, Giant (Vicia spp.)

n/a

n/a

If your loved one has gone astray, rub the root of this plant on your body, then wrap it in cloth and place under your pillow. This will remind him or her that you're still there, waiting.

Vetivert (Vertiveria zizanioides)

Feminine/Earth

Venus

Burned to overcome evil spells. Used in love powders, sachets, and incenses, and is added to the bathwater in a sachet to make yourself attractive to the opposite sex. Used in money spells and mixtures, placed in the cash register to increase business, carried to attract luck, and burned in anti-theft incenses.

Violet (Viola odorata)

Feminine/Water

Venus

Carried to protect against evil spirits, and bring luck. A powerful lust inducer if burned with lavender. Helps to cure headaches and dizziness when worn as a crown.

*Wahoo (Euonymus atropurpuraea)

n/a

n/a

To break hexes, make an infusion of the bark. Rub onto the hexed person's forehead saying "Wahoo!" seven times. Carry to bring success in all undertakings and to gain courage.

Walnut (Juglans regia)

Masculine/Fire

Sun

Carry to strengthen the heart and to ward off the pain of rheumatism. Don't carry one in a lightning storm because they attract lightning. Your wishes will be fulfilled if someone gives you a bag of walnuts. Place in a hat or around the head to prevent headaches and sunstroke. If a bride-to-be wishes not to have children right away, she should place in her bodice as many roasted walnuts as years she wants to remain childless. This must be done on her wedding day.

Wax Plant (Hoya carnosa)

Masculine/Air

Mercury

Grown in bedrooms and throughout the house for protection. The flowers are dried and kept as protective amulets, and are also placed on the altar to give spells extra power.

Wheat (Triticum spp.)

Feminine/Earth

Venus

Carried or eaten to induce fertility and conception. Sheaves of wheat are placed in the home to attract money, and grains are carried in sachets for the same reason.

Willow (Salix alba)

Feminine/Water

Moon

The wood is fashioned into wands dedicated to Moon Magick. All parts of the tree guard against evil. To conjure spirits, crush willow bark and burn it outside with sandalwood during the waning Moon.

Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens)

Feminine/Water

Moon

Placed in children's pillows to protect them and give them good fortune throughout their lives. Placed on the altar to call good spirits to watch and aid in your magick.

Winter's Bark (Drimys winteri)

n/a

n/a

Carry or burn to ensure success in all ways.

Witch Grass (Agropyron repens)

Masculine; n/a

Jupiter

Carried or sprinkled under the bed to attract new lovers. Used in unhexing and uncrossing rituals. The infusion is sprinkled around the premises to disperse spirits. Dispels depressions when worn.

Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginica)

Masculine/Fire

Sun

The bark and twigs are used to protect against evil, to mend a broken heart, and to promote chastity.

*Wolf's Bane (Aconitum napellus)

Feminine/Water

Saturn

Added to protection sachets, especially to guard against vampires and werewolves. The seed, wrapped in a lizard's skin (eww!) and carried allows you to become invisible at will. Do not eat or rub any part of this plant on the body; it is terribly poisonous. It is probably best avoided altogether.

Wood Aloes

Feminine/Water

Venus

This plant was used to attract good fortune in Egypt, and burned as incense during the Renaissance. If carried or worn, it will bring love. It also possesses high spiritual vibrations. Modern herbalists use it as a strengthening herb by adding a small amount to other mixtures to intensify their power.

Wood Rose (Ipomoea tuberosa)

n/a

n/a

Carry a wood rose to bring good luck and fortune. Place some in the home to draw luck there too.

Woodruff (Asperula odorata)

Masculine/Fire

Mars

Carried to bring victory to athletes and warriors.

*Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)

Masculine/Fire

Mars

Burned in incenses designed to aid in developing psychic powers, and is also worn for this purpose. Carried, it protects from bewitchment and sea-serpent bites, and it counteracts the effects of poisoning by hemlock and toadstools (that's stretching it a little though...). Hang from the rearview mirror to protect your car from accidents on dangerous roads. Sometimes used in love infusions. Was once made into an alcohlic beverage called absinthe. It's dangerous, highly addictive, and illegal. Place under the bed to draw a loved one. Burned to summon spirits; sometimes mixed with sandalwood for this purpose. If burned in a graveyard, the spirits will rise and speak.

Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

Feminine/Water

Venus

Washing the head with a yarrow infusion prevents baldness. Used to exorcise evil and negativity.

Yellow Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis)

n/a

n/a

Native Americans rubbed this plant on their shoes and body to ensure a good hunt and to drive away snakes.

Yerba Mate (Ilex paraguariensis)

Masculine; n/a

n/a

Wear to attract the opposite sex. Use the infusion as a lust potion and share with a loved one to ensure that you stay together. Spill some on the ground to end the relationship.

Yerba Santa (Eriodictyon californicum)

Feminine; n/a

n/a

Carry to improve or attain beauty, or add the infusion to the bath for the same reason. The leaves are added to healing incenses and are also worn around the neck to ward off illness and injury. Carry for spiritual strength, to increase psychic powers, and for protection.

*Yew (Taxus baccata)

Feminine/Water

Saturn

Sometimes used in spells to raise the spirits of the dead. Used little today because of its high toxicity.

*Yohimbe (Pausinystalia yohimbe)

n/a

n/a

The infusion is drunk as a lust potion, but only in small amounts. The powedered herb is added to love mixtures.

Yucca (Yucca spp.)

Masculine/Fire

Mars

A hoop of twisted yucca fibers will transmutate a person if he/she jumps through it, or you may wear a crown of it on your head. Soap made from the yucca plant is used to purify the body before magick.