Basil has so many properties that it is almost hard to believe. Basil is used as an aphrodesiac, to brighten disposition, for clairvoyance, command, consecration, divination, exorsism fertility, fidelity, happiness, harmony, honesty, love, material objects, money, passion, peace, prosperity, protection, psychic development and growth, psychic protection, spell breaking, strength, success, tranquilty, and wealth