Herbs A - F
Herbs G - L
Herbs M - R
Herbs S - V
Herbs W - Z
~A~
| Agrimony | Masculine | Air | Use in all protection sachets and spells, also to banish negative energies and spirits. Agrimony has also been used to revers spells sent against the magician; i.e. it not only breaks hexes, it also sends them back to the hexer. Agrimony placed under the head will make one sleep as if dead, according to ancient lore, but don't use this for insomnia; the sleeper won't awaken until the herb is removed. |
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| Allspice | Masculine | Fire | Allspice is burned as an incense to attract money or luck, and is also added to such mixtures. Allspice is also used to promote healing. |
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| Aloe | Feminine | Water | The aloe, a popular house plant, is also protective. It guards against evil influences and prevents household accidents. In Africa the aloe is hung over houses and doors to drive away evil, as well as bring good luck. |
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| Alyssum | ? | ? | Dioscorides recommended the alyssum as an amulet, for it has the power to 'expell charms.' Hung up in the house it protects against fascination, that magical process which is also known as 'glamour.' Alyssum also has the power to cool dow an angry person if placed in the hand or on the body, and was even said to cure hydrophobia (rabies). |
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| Amaranth | Feminine | Fire | A crown of amaranth flowers worn on the head speeds healing. The dried amaranth flowers have been used to call forth the dead, and are also carried to 'cure the affection', i.e. to mend a broken heart. A wreath of amaranth worn confers invisibility. |
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| Angelica | Masculine | Fire | Grown, the plant is protective. Use in all protection and exorcism incenses. Sprinkle the four corners of the house with angelica to ward off evil, or do this around the perimeter of the house. Added to the bath angelica removes curses, hexes and any spells that may have been cast against you. Angelica is also used in healing incenses and mixtures, and smoking the leaves is said to cause visions. |
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| Anise | Masculine | Air | Fill a small pillowcase with anise seeds and sleep on it. This will ensure that you have no nightmares. Use in protection and meditation incenses. Fresh anise leaves placed in a room will drive off evil, and they are sometimes placed around the magick circle to protect the magician from eveil spirits. It also averts the evil eye. Anise seed is also used in purification baths, especially with bay leaves. It is used to call forth spirits to aid in magickal operation, and a sprig hung on the bedpost will restore lost youth. |
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~B~
| Bachelor Buttons | Feminine | Water | Wome wear this flower on their breast to attract the love of a man. Or, take a flower and put it in your pocket. It will lose or retain its freshness in accordance with bad or good success in amatroy pursuits. |
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| Balm, Lemon | Feminine | Water | From Arabain herb magick comes the information that lemon balm can be used to influence love. Soak the herb in wine for several hours, strain and share with a friend. Or, carry the herb with you to find love. It is also used in magickal healing, and Pliny said that its powers were so great that if it was attached to a sword that had made a woundd the blood would be immediately staunched. Though sword-wounds are rare today, the lemon balm is still used in healing incenses and sachets. It can also be used in spells to ensure success, and if you keep bees, rub this herb on the hives; it will attract new bees and keep the old ones there. |
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| Basil | Masculine | Fire | The scent of fresh basil causes sympathy between two peoople, and this is why it is used to sooth tempers between lovers. It is added to love incenses and sachets, and the fresh leaves are rubbed against the skin as a kind of natural love perfume. In Eastern Europe it was once thought that a young man would love any woman from whose had he accepted a sprig of basil. Basil is also used in love divinations. Place two fresh basil leaves upon a live coal. If they lie where you put them and burn quickly to ashes, the marriage (or relationship) will be harmonious. If there is a certain amount of crackling the life of the pair will be disturbed by quarrels. And if the leaves fly apart with fierce crackling the projected relationship is undesirable. Basil given as agift brings good luck to a new home. |
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| Bay | Masculine | Fire | Bay is used in clairvoyance and widom brews, although its taste is strong. Bay leaves are placed beneath the pillow to induce prophetic dreams, and are also burnd to cause visions. It is a protection and purification herb and is worn as an amulet to ward off netivity. A sprig of bay is used to sprinkle water during purification ceremonies, and the tress planted near the home protects it inhabitants against sickness. Bay leaves mixed with sandalwood can be burned to remove curses and evil spells. To ensure that a love will stay, the couple should break off a twig from the tree, then break this in two, each keeping a half. Wishes are written on bay leaves which are then burned to make them come true, and a ba leaf held in the mouth wards off bad luck. |
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| Belladonna AKA Deadly Nightshade |
Feminine | Water | CAUTION! POISONOUS! DO NOT INGEST! Today belladonna is little-used in herb magick due to its high toxicity--all parts of the plant are extremely poisonous and there are still reports of death resulting from accidental ingestion of nightshade. In the pas ti was used to encourage astral protection and to produce visions, but safer alternatives are available today and belladonna is best avoided. |
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| Bittersweet | Masculine | Air | CAUTION! POISONOUS! DO NOT INGEST! Some bittersweet placed beneath the pillow will help you in forgetting a past love. The bitterweet is aslo used to protect against and to remove evil from both humans and animals, by tying a small piece of the herb somewhere on the body. Tied to the neck, bitterweet cures vertigo or dizziness of the head, according to Culpeper. |
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| Bleeding Heart | Feminine | Water | Crush the flower. If the juice is red, your love has a heart full of love for you. But if it is white, he or she doesn't love you. When grown, the plant brings love. The bleeding heart, when grown indoors has the reputation of producing negative vibrations. To forestall this, plant a coin in the soil and all will be right. |
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| Bloodroot | Masculine | Fire | CAUTION! POISONOUS! DO NOT INGEST! The root is carried or worn to draw love. It is also carried to avert evil spells and negativity. place near doorways and windowsills so the home will be protected. The darkest red roots are considered to be the best, and are known as 'king roots', or 'he roots'. |
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| Bracken | Masculine | Air | If you burn bracken outsid, rain will fall. Bracken is also used from protection, healing and fertility. If the root is placed beneath the pillow it causes solution of problems to appear in dreams. |
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| Broom | Masculine | Air | CAUTION! POISONOUS! DO NOT INGEST! Broom is used in purification and protection spells, and is hung in the home to keep evil out. Although the infusion was once used as a drink to increase sychic powers, this can be dancerous because the pland is slightly poisonous; carry instead for this purpose. To raise the winds, throw brom into the air whil invoking the spirits of the Air, preferably from a moutain-top. To calm the winds, brun broom and bury the ashes. If you do outdoor spells (which is the best place to perform magick) sweep the ground with broom prior to you workings, if it grows nearby. |
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~C~
| Caper | Feminine | Water | A man who suffers from impotency has but to eat some capres an he will be cured. The caper is also used in love and lust formulae. |
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| Caraway | Masculine | Air | The caraway serves as protection against all manners of evil spirits, entities and plain old negativity. It is often carried for thsi purpose. Any object which holds some caraway seeds is theft-proof. The seeds are also used to encourage fidelity, and are placed in sachets and talismans to attract a mate. They also strengrthen the memory and a small bag of the seeds placed in a child's bed protects it from illness. |
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| Cardamon | Feminine | Water | The gournd seeds are added to warmed wine for a quick lust potion. They are also added to love sachets and incenses. |
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| Catnip | Feminine | Water | Given to your cat, catnip creates a psychic bond between the two fo you. It is also intoxicating to the cat. Catnip is used in love sachets, usually in conjunction with rose petals. If you hold catnip in your hand until it is warm, then hold anyone else's hand, they will forever be you friend, as long as you keep the catnip you used for the spell in some safe place. |
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| Cedar | Masculine | Fire | The smok of the cedar is purifying, and also cures the predliction to having bad dreams. Twigs of the cedar are burned and smouldered, or made into incense. Cedar hung in the home protects it from lightning strikes. A cedar stick carved into three prongs is placed prongs up into the ground near the home to protect it against all evil. A piece of cedar kept in the wallet or purse draws money, and cedar is used in money incenses. Cedar is added to love sachets and is burned to induce psychic pwers. (Note: Juniper is often used in place of cedar.) |
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| Chamomile | Masculine | Water | Chamomile is used to attract money, and a handwahs of the infusion is sometimes used by gentlemen to ensure winnings. It is used in sleep and meditation incenses, and the infusion is also added to the bath to attract love. It is also a purifactory and protective herb. When sprinkled around the property, it removes curses and spells cast against you. |
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