Alfalfa to Yarrow: The Properties of Common Herbs and Botanicals in Magick
Welcome, fellow Earthlings, to the wonderful world of herbal magic! At The Craft Shoppe, we've long revered the power that herbs and botanicals hold. These unassuming plants brim with potent energies waiting to be harnessed in your magickal practice. Whether you're seeking to cultivate love, banish negativity, or simply enhance your well-being, understanding the unique properties of herbs can be a true game-changer. In this post, we'll be your guide as we explore the fascinating world of these botanical wonders, from the ever-reliable alfalfa to the intriguing yarrow.
Alfalfa:
Protection from Hunger and Want: Alfalfa acts as a shield against poverty and hunger. It might be kept in a jar or pouch in the pantry or cupboard, symbolically warding off lack.
Attracting Wealth and Good Fortune: The association with alfalfa and prosperity extends to attracting wealth and good fortune.
Grounding Energy: The deep root system of the alfalfa plant is seen as a metaphor for grounding energy.
Aloes:
Protection and Purification: Dried aloe possesses protective properties, warding off negative energies.
Healing and Wellbeing: The healing energy properties associated with fresh aloe vera can carry over to dried aloe.
Manifestation and Abundance: Dried aloe is linked to attracting prosperity and abundance.
Bay Laurel:
Protection and Purification: Bay laurel is most well-known for its protective qualities. It's believed to ward off negative energies, curses, and misfortune.
Success and Achievement: The laurel wreath, traditionally given to victors and accomplished individuals, translates to a belief in bay laurel's power to bring success and achievement.
Divination and Wisdom: The Oracle of Delphi chewed bay leaves before delivering prophecies. This carries over to the belief that bay laurel can enhance psychic abilities, intuition, and wisdom. (Please do not consume herbs unless specifically labeled safe for consumption.)
Healing and Well-being: Though not as prominent as the other properties, bay laurel is linked to healing and well-being.
Bittersweet:
Love Magic: Bittersweetness can represent the complexities of love, with its joys and sorrows.
Divination and Dreams: The contrasting flavors of bittersweet can be seen as symbolic of opposing forces or hidden truths. It promotes prophetic dreams and aids in gaining insights into complex situations.
Life Transitions and Crossroads: Bittersweetness can reflect the mix of emotions during life transitions. Bittersweet is used in rituals or spells for navigating change, goodbyes, or new beginnings.
Blessed Thistle:
Protection and Healing: Blessed Thistle can be used to ward against evil. It's often used in healing magic for physical ailments, emotional wounds, or spiritual purification.
Prosperity and Blessings: Blessed Thistle can be used to attract good fortune and prosperity. Divine Favor: The connection to St. Benedict in some cultures suggests a belief in blessed thistle's ability to attract divine favor or blessings.
Candula/Marigold:
Sunshine and Optimism: Due to its vibrant yellow color and tendency to follow the sun's movement, Calendula is linked to positive energy, happiness, and optimism.
Protection and Purification: Calendula's sunny disposition translates to its protective qualities. It is used to ward off negativity, ill-fortune, and even nightmares.
Healing and Comfort: Calendula has known medicinal properties, and this translates to its symbolic use in healing magic.
Love and Relationships: Calendula is associated with love and strengthening relationships.
Death and Remembrance: The golden color of Calendula can also symbolize the sun setting, which is associated with death and remembrance.
Carnations:
Protection and Strength: Carnations, particularly red carnations, are associated with protection and strength.
Love and Admiration: Carnations have a long history as symbolic expressions of love and affection. The specific meaning can vary depending on color:
Red: Passionate love and desire.
Pink: Admiration, gratitude, and gentle love.
White: Pure love and innocence.
Gratitude and Respect: Carnations are often used to express gratitude, respect, and sympathy. This translates to their use in offering thanks, honoring ancestors, or seeking peace and reconciliation.
Catnip:
Attracting Happiness and Benevolence:
Positive Energy: Catnip is linked to attracting positive energy, happiness, and good fortune.
Strengthening Bonds: Holding catnip until it warms and then storing it can help strengthen friendships. The idea being that the positive energy of the plant fosters a strong connection.
Healing and Relaxation:
Promoting Peace and Tranquility: Catnip promotes peace, relaxation, and stress relief.
Chrysanthemum:
Fire and Transformation:
Solar Energy: The fiery colors of chrysanthemums (yellow, orange, red) connect them to the element of fire and the sun's vivifying energy.
Protection and Purification: Fire's cleansing properties make way for protective and purifying powers.
Death and Remembrance:
Honoring Ancestors: Chrysanthemums are associated with honoring the dead and celebrating ancestors.
Transition and New Beginnings: The fall season and chrysanthemum's vibrant colors can symbolize endings and new beginnings.
Love and Longevity:
Enduring Love and Fidelity: Chrysanthemums represent enduring love and fidelity.
Longevity and Immortality: Particularly in Asian cultures, Chrysanthemums symbolize longevity and a long life.
Cinnamon:
Fire and Sun Energy:
Warmth and Inspiration: Cinnamon's fiery nature connects it to the element of fire and the sun's invigorating energy.
Protection and Purification: Fire's cleansing properties translate to protective and purifying powers.
Prosperity and Abundance:
Attracting Wealth and Success: Cinnamon is known for attracting prosperity and abundance.
Love and Passion: The sweetness and sensuality of cinnamon can also represent love and passion.
Healing and Wellbeing:
Physical and Emotional Healing: Cinnamon is believed to promote physical and emotional healing.
Clover:
Luck and Fortune:
Four-Leaf Clover: The four-leaf clover is the most potent symbol of good luck and fortune. Finding one is considered a rare blessing, bringing good luck in all aspects of life, from love and finances to health and success.
Three-Leaf Clover: Less potent than the four-leaf version, the three-leaf clover still represents good luck, but to a lesser degree.
Protection and Prosperity:
Warding off Evil: Clover, especially the four-leaf variety, is used to ward off evil spirits, negativity, and misfortune.
Attracting Wealth: Clover's association with luck extends to attracting wealth and prosperity.
Love and Fidelity:
Love Charms and Spells: Clover can be used in love charms and spells.
Fidelity and Commitment: Clover's three leaves can also symbolize a triad, interpreted as faithfulness within a relationship.
Wishes and Dreams: Blowing on a dandelion puff and watching the seeds disperse is a common childhood tradition symbolizing making wishes and setting intentions.
Divination and Intuition: The dandelion's openness and bright yellow color are associated with the sun, intuition, and higher knowledge.
Joy and Happiness: The sunny appearance of dandelions is linked to happiness, joy, and attracting positive energy.
Dogbane Leaf:
Safety First: Dogbane contains toxins that can be harmful if ingested or absorbed through the skin.
Banishing negativity: The word "bane" can be interpreted as "destruction" or "to banish." In this light, dogbane is useful for banishing negativity or curses.
Protection: The banishing properties can be extended to a protective energy.
Eucalyptus:
Purification and Cleansing: Banishing negativity: Eucalyptus is best known for its cleansing properties. It's energy can banish negativity, stagnant energy, and malevolent spirits from a space.
Healing and Purification: The cleansing properties of eucalyptus extend to the realm of healing. It can be used for emotional or spiritual healing, purification baths, or to cleanse crystals and other tools.
Protection and Healing:
Protective Barrier: Eucalyptus is to create a protective shield against illness, negativity, and psychic attacks.
Healing Properties: Eucalyptus leaves promote physical healing, respiratory relief, and overall well-being.
Fig:
Fertility and Abundance: In ancient Egypt and Greece, figs were associated with fertility, abundance, and prosperity. This symbolism stemmed from their prolific growth and sweetness.
Love and Sexuality: The fig's plump shape and perceived aphrodisiac qualities have led to associations with love and sensuality in some cultures.
Wisdom and Knowledge: The fig tree is considered sacred in some cultures and seen as a source of wisdom and knowledge.
Sweetness and Pleasure: The sweetness of the fig can represent pleasure, joy, and good times.
Forget-Me-Not:
Memories and the Past:
Preserving Memories: The flower's name itself, "forget-me-not," speaks to its association with remembrance and cherishing memories of loved ones or special times.
Clarity and Focus: Forget-me-nots are linked to mental clarity and focus.
Love and Fidelity:
True Love and Devotion: Forget-me-nots are associated with unwavering love and devotion. In some cultures, they were exchanged by lovers as a token of faithfulness.
Rekindling Love: The vibrant blue color of forget-me-nots can also symbolize a renewed sense of passion.
Ginkgo Leaf:
Longevity and Memory:
Long Life and Vitality: Ginkgo biloba is known for its association with longevity in traditional Chinese medicine. This translates to a promotion of good health, vitality, and a long life.
Enhanced Memory and Focus: Ginkgo's medicinal connection to memory enhancement translates to use in magic for improving focus, sharpening the mind, and boosting memory during study or learning endeavors.
Transformation and Change:
Living Fossil: Ginkgo biloba is one of the oldest living tree species, often referred to as a "living fossil." This translates to an association with perseverance, adaptation, and surviving through change.
Balance and Duality:
Yin and Yang: In some interpretations, the Ginkgo leaf's bilobed shape is seen as symbolic of Yin and Yang, representing balance and duality.
Globe Amaranth:
Immortality and Everlasting Life:
Undying Love and Devotion: Due to its long-lasting blooms that retain their color even when dried, Globe Amaranth is associated with immortality and everlasting qualities.
Strength and Perseverance: The flower's resilience and ability to thrive in harsh conditions symbolize strength, perseverance, and overcoming challenges.
Prosperity and Abundance:
Attracting Wealth and Success: The vibrant colors of Globe Amaranth (red, purple, magenta) connect it to fire energy and the sun's vivifying power. This can translate to its use for spells or rituals focused on attracting prosperity, abundance, and success.
Abundant Life Force: The flower's vibrant colors and long-lasting nature can also symbolize a full and abundant life force.
Gynostemma:
Longevity and Immortality: Nicknames like "Immortal Herb" suggest a connection to longevity, vitality, and a youthful spirit.
Health and Healing: Traditional uses for heart health, blood sugar management, and overall well-being translate to an application of promoting physical and emotional well-being.
Herba Violae:
Love and Fidelity:
Attracting Love: Violets have long been associated with love and romance.
Faithfulness and Trust: The flower's delicate beauty and sweet scent symbolize faithfulness and trust.
Peace and Tranquility:
Calming and Soothing: The violet's calming blue color and gentle fragrance are associated with peace, tranquility, and serenity.
Promoting Sleep: The calming properties of violets extend to promoting restful sleep.
Purification and Protection:
Banishing negativity: Violets are seen as protective against negativity and misfortune.
Healing and Purification: Violets have been used historically for medicinal purposes. This translates to a symbolic use in magic for emotional and spiritual healing, purification rituals, or cleansing crystals and other magical tools.
Hyssop:
Purification and Cleansing:
Banishing negativity: Hyssop is best known for its cleansing properties. It's properties banish negativity, stagnant energy, and malevolent spirits from a space.
Ritual Cleansing: Hyssop is often used in rituals for purification purposes.
Healing and Purification: The cleansing properties of hyssop extend to the realm of healing magic.
Protection and Spiritual Growth:
Protective Barrier: Hyssop can create a symbolic protective shield against illness, negativity, and psychic attacks.
Spiritual Cleansing and Growth: Hyssop can symbolize spiritual cleansing and growth.
Jasmine:
Love and Beauty:
Attracting Love: Jasmine is a well-known symbol of love, romance, and sensuality. It's often used to attract love, strengthen existing relationships, or reignite passion.
Beauty and Grace: The delicate beauty of jasmine flowers is associated with grace, elegance, and inner beauty.
Divination and Psychic Abilities:
Intuition and Dreams: The intoxicating scent of jasmine and its connection to the moon are believed to enhance psychic abilities and intuition.
Divination Practices: Jasmine flowers or jasmine incense might be incorporated into divination practices like scrying or tarot readings to enhance focus and receptivity to psychic impressions.
Peace and Tranquility:
Calming and Soothing: Jasmine's calming fragrance is associated with peace, tranquility, and relaxation.
Promoting Sleep: The calming properties of jasmine extend to promoting restful sleep.
Lavender:
Purification and Cleansing:
Banishing negativity: Lavender is best known for its cleansing properties. It banishes negativity, stagnant energy, and malevolent spirits from a space.
Healing and Purification: The cleansing properties of lavender extend to the realm of healing, focused on emotional or spiritual healing.
Peace and Tranquility:
Promoting Relaxation: Lavender's calming fragrance is associated with peace, tranquility, and relaxation.
Sleep and Dreams: The calming properties of lavender extend to promoting restful sleep and pleasant dreams.
Love and Harmony:
Attracting Love: In some traditions, lavender is associated with love and attracting romantic partners.
Domestic Harmony: Lavender can also symbolize peace and harmony within the home.
Lemongrass:
Purification and Cleansing:
Banishing negativity: Due to its cleansing properties, lemongrass is to banish negativity, stagnant energy, or malevolent influences.
Protection: Lemongrass is believed to offer a protective shield against negativity or psychic attacks.
Love and Attraction:
Amplifying Love: The invigorating scent of lemongrass is associated with love and attraction in some cultures.
Sensuality and Desire: Lemongrass's stimulating properties can also symbolize sensuality and ignite feelings of desire.
Mental Clarity and Focus:
Sharpening the Mind: The invigorating aroma of lemongrass stimulates mental clarity and focus.
Success and Achievement: Lemongrass's association with mental clarity can extend to attracting success and achievement.
Lilac Leaf:
Protection and Purification: Lilacs are seen as offering protection against negativity due to their strong scent. In some cultures, lilac branches are placed near doors or windows to ward off evil spirits.
Love and Innocence: Lilacs symbolize youthful innocence and first love.
Psychic Abilities and Dreams: The lilac flower's connection to the color purple is associated with intuition and psychic development.
Healing and Peace: Lilacs are seen as harbingers of spring in some cultures, symbolizing new beginnings and emotional healing.
Lily (Spider - Red):
Passion and Desire: The vibrant red color of the Red Spider Lily is often linked to passionate love, desire, and strong emotions.
Love and Loss: Red spider lilies are associated with love and loss.
Death and Rebirth: Red Spider Lilies are also known as "Resurrection Lilies" or "Death Flowers" due to their tendency to bloom from seemingly bare earth after the leaves die back. This connects them to the cycle of life and death, rebirth, and transformation.
Magnolia:
Feminine Strength and Beauty:
Magnolias are associated with feminine beauty, grace, and power.
Sensuality and Desire: The large, fragrant blooms of some magnolia varieties can symbolize sensuality and desire.
New Beginnings and Rebirth:
The magnificent blooms emerging from bare branches in early spring symbolize new beginnings, renewal, and rebirth.
Spiritual Growth and Enlightenment: The magnolia flower is associated with spiritual growth and a connection to the divine feminine.
Prosperity and Abundance:
The large and abundant blooms of magnolia trees can symbolize prosperity, abundance, and flourishing.
Protection and Purification:
In some cultures, magnolia leaves or flowers are believed to offer protection against negativity or misfortune.
Mint:
Purification and Cleansing:
Banishing negativity: The sharp, cleansing scent of mint is often used to banish negativity, stagnant energy, and malevolent influences.
Protection: In some traditions, mint is believed to offer protection against negativity or psychic attacks.
Prosperity and Abundance:
Attracting wealth: The rapid growth and vibrant nature of mint connect it to abundance and prosperity.
Healing and Vitality
Physical and emotional well-being: Mint's historical medicinal uses translate to a symbolic association with promoting physical and emotional well-being.
Focus and Concentration:
Sharpening the mind: The stimulating aroma of mint is believed to enhance focus, concentration, and mental clarity.
Motherwort:
Protection and Courage:
Guarding loved ones: In some traditions, motherwort is used in protective charms or spells to safeguard loved ones from harm or misfortune.
Inner strength and courage: Motherwort's association with the heart translates to finding inner strength and facing challenges with courage.
Love and Fidelity:
Attracting love: While less common, motherwort is sometimes linked to attracting love or strengthening existing relationships in certain European traditions.
Fidelity and loyalty: The heart-shaped leaves of motherwort can also symbolize fidelity and loyalty in love.
Healing and Well-being:
Emotional balance: Historically used as a calming herb, motherwort is associated with promoting emotional balance and reducing anxiety.
Women's health: Traditionally, motherwort was used to support women's health, particularly during menstruation. This translates to an association with menstrual health and hormonal balance in some practices.
Mugwort:
Divination and Psychic Abilities:
Enhanced intuition: Mugwort is best known for its association with strengthening intuition and psychic abilities.
Dream Recall and Interpretation: Mugwort is believed by some to enhance dream recall and clarity, allowing you to better understand the messages and symbolism from your dreams.
Astral Projection: Mugwort is used to facilitate astral projection.
Protection and Purification:
Banishing negativity: Mugwort is used in some cultures to banish negativity, cleanse a space, and ward off malevolent influences.
Protection against psychic attacks: Mugwort is believed by some to offer protection against psychic attacks or negative energies.
Other Potential Uses:
Lucid Dreaming: Mugwort is associated with lucid dreaming
Travel Protection: In some traditions, mugwort is used for protection during travel.
Mulberry Leaf:
Protection and Abundance: In some cultures, mulberry trees are seen as symbols of abundance and prosperity.
Strength and Perseverance: Mulberry trees are known for their resilience and longevity. Mulberry leaves might be used in spells or rituals for developing inner strength, perseverance, or overcoming challenges.
Wisdom and Knowledge: Mulberry leaves are connected to the silkworm, which has cultural associations with wisdom and transformation in some traditions.
Health and Healing: Mulberry leaves have been used in traditional Chinese medicine for various ailments. This translates to an association with healing, promoting overall health, or attracting positive energy.
Peony (Pink):
Love and Romance: This is the most prominent meaning associated with pink peonies. They represent romantic love, passion, and blossoming relationships.
Tenderness and Compassion: The softer pink color compared to red peonies suggests tenderness, affection, and nurturing love.
Self-Love and Beauty: Pink peonies can also symbolize self-love, appreciation for your own beauty, and inner worth.
Creativity and Inspiration: In some traditions, the pink peony is associated with the arts and creative pursuits.
Plantain:
Protection and Healing:
Maintaining Protection: Plantain leaves are used in some cultures for protection against evil spirits, snake bites, and other misfortunes. Dried plantain symbolically represent maintaining that protective shield.
Long-lasting Healing: Plantain's historical use for wound healing and soothing skin ailments translates to a magical association with promoting long-lasting healing and well-being. A dried plantain represents the enduring nature of healing & a reminder to persevere through challenges.
Strength and Resilience: Plantain is known for its hardiness and ability to thrive in various conditions. Dried plantain symbolizes inner strength, resilience, and the ability to overcome obstacles.
Travel and Protection: In some traditions, plantain leaves were carried on journeys for protection. Dried plantain represent a charm for safe travels and a reminder to maintain a sense of security when venturing out.
Raspberry Leaf:
Fertility, Pregnancy, and Childbirth:
Preparation for Pregnancy: Raspberry leaf can be used in spells or rituals focused on increasing fertility or attracting pregnancy.
Supporting a Healthy Pregnancy: Raspberry leaf can be incorporated into spells or rituals for a safe and comfortable pregnancy and delivery.
Protection for Mother and Child: In some traditions, raspberry leaves are associated with protecting the mother and child during pregnancy.
Female Empowerment and Sexuality:
Connection to the Divine Feminine: Raspberry leaves connect to the menstrual cycle and the life-giving force.
Love and Passion: Some cultures associate raspberry leaves with love and attraction.
Healing and Renewal:
Physical and Emotional Well-being: Raspberry leaf's historical use as a medicinal herb translates to an association with promoting physical and emotional well-being.
Rose (Pink):
Love and Romance:
Romantic Love: This is a central meaning of pink roses. They represent romantic love, affection, and budding relationships.
Gentleness and Compassion: Compared to red roses, the softer pink color leans towards tenderness, care, and emotional connection.
Self-Love and Beauty:
Pink roses can also symbolize self-love, appreciation for your own beauty (inner and outer), and self-worth.
Gratitude and Appreciation:
The gentle pink color can also convey a sense of appreciation and gratitude.
New Beginnings and Hope:
The opening bloom of a pink rosebud suggests fresh starts and hopeful beginnings.
Rose (Red):
Love and Passion: This is the most prominent meaning of the red rose. It embodies passionate, romantic love, fiery desire, and deep affection.
Sensuality and Beauty: The red color connects the red rose to sensuality, physical attraction, and beauty.
Prosperity and Success: In some cultures, red roses symbolize prosperity, abundance, and success.
Roselle:
Protection and Purification:
Banishing negativity: The vibrant red color of roselle calyces (the fleshy part of the flower) and its tart flavor connect it to banishing negativity, evil influences, and stagnant energy in some traditions.
Protection spells: Roselle's association with warding off negativity translates to its use in protection spells or rituals.
Love and Passion:
Attracting love: The vibrant red color and the association with the hibiscus flower (a known symbol of love in some cultures) link roselle to attracting love or strengthening existing relationships.
Prosperity and Abundance:
Attracting wealth: The abundance of the roselle plant and its vibrant red color are seen by some as symbolic of prosperity, abundance, and flourishing.
Healing and Well-being:
Promoting health: Roselle's historical use as a beverage for its vitamin C content and potential health benefits translates to an association with promoting physical well-being.
Rosemary:
Purification and Cleansing:
Banishing negativity: The sharp, cleansing scent of rosemary is often used to banish negativity, stagnant energy, and malevolent influences.
Protection: In some traditions, rosemary is believed to offer protection against negativity or psychic attacks.
Mental Stimulation and Memory:
Sharpening the mind: The stimulating aroma of rosemary is believed by some to enhance focus, concentration, and mental clarity.
Boosting memory: Rosemary's historical association with memory enhancement translates to its use in spells or rituals focused on improving memory and learning.
Safflower:
Love and Attraction:
Attracting love: Safflower is most well-known for its association with attracting love or strengthening existing relationships.
Passion and Desire: The vibrant red color of safflower flowers can also symbolize passion and desire in some traditions.
Success and Prosperity:
Attracting abundance: The golden hue of safflower seeds and their historical use in creating dyes connect safflower to prosperity, wealth, and attracting abundance.
Success in endeavors: Safflower's association with prosperity extends to achieving success in various endeavors.
Beauty and Radiance:
Inner and outer beauty: Safflower's association with beauty goes beyond physical appearance. It can represent cultivating inner beauty, confidence, and radiating positive energy.
Preservation of youth: In some traditions, safflower is believed to hold properties that preserve youth and beauty.
Sage:
Cleansing and Purification: This is the most well-known property of sage. Its sharp, cleansing scent is used to banish negativity, stagnant energy, and malevolent influences.
Protection: In many traditions, sage smoke is believed to create a protective shield against negativity, psychic attacks, and harmful entities.
Healing and Wellness: Historically used for various ailments, sage has an association with promoting physical and emotional well-being.
Wisdom and Clarity: Sage is linked to wisdom, clear thinking, and strengthening intuition.
Longevity and Abundance: The evergreen nature of sage connects it to longevity, abundance, and flourishing in some traditions.
Snow Lotus:
Purity and Longevity: Growing at high altitudes in harsh environments, the Snow Lotus is seen as a symbol of purity, resilience, and the ability to thrive in challenging conditions.
Rarity and Power: Due to its scarcity, the Snow Lotus can be seen as a symbol of rare or exceptional power.
Healing and Transformation: Traditionally used in some cultures for medicinal purposes, Snow Lotus can be incorporated into spells or rituals for healing, rejuvenation, or transformation.
St. John’s Wort:
Protection and Healing:
Banishing negativity: St. John's Wort is associated with the summer solstice, a time of light and protection. It's used in spells or rituals for warding off negativity, evil influences, and harmful energies.
Healing and well-being: Historically used for various ailments, St. John's Wort has a connection to promoting physical and emotional well-being.
Light and Overcoming Darkness:
Inner strength: The bright yellow flowers of St. John's Wort blooming during the longest day of the year symbolize inner light and the triumph of good over darkness.
Depression and Emotional Balance: Modern medicinal uses of St. John's Wort for treating mild depression translate to an association with overcoming emotional darkness and promoting emotional well-being.
Prosperity and Abundance:
Success and accomplishment: In some traditions, St. John's Wort is linked to attracting prosperity and achieving success.
Thyme:
Purification and Cleansing: Thyme's sharp, cleansing scent is used in some traditions to banish negativity, stagnant energy, and malevolent influences.
Protection: In some practices, thyme is believed to offer protection against psychic attacks, nightmares, and misfortune.
Courage and Strength: The fortitude of the thyme plant, thriving in various conditions, connects it to themes of courage, inner strength, and overcoming challenges.
Healing and Well-being: Thyme's historical use for medicinal purposes translates to an association with promoting physical and emotional well-being.
Love and Happiness: In some traditions, thyme is associated with love, happiness, and domestic bliss.
Psychic Powers and Intuition: Less common, but present in some traditions, is the association of thyme with stimulating psychic abilities and intuition.
Yarrow:
Healing and Protection:
Physical and Emotional Healing: Yarrow's historical use for wound healing translates to an association with promoting physical and emotional well-being.
Protection: Yarrow is a well-known protective herb. It shields against negativity, psychic attacks, and harmful energies.
Divination and Psychic Abilities:
Divination: Yarrow stalks were traditionally used in some cultures for divination practices.
Love and Relationships:
Attracting Love: In some traditions, yarrow is associated with attracting love or strengthening existing relationships.
Overcoming Relationship Challenges: Yarrow's healing properties are extended to relationships.
Strength and Courage:
Yarrow's resilience and ability to thrive in various conditions connect it to themes of inner strength, courage, and overcoming obstacles.
This is just a taste of the magick waiting to be discovered within the realm of herbs and botanicals. As you experiment with these powerful plants, not only will you connect with the natural world on a deeper level, but you'll also unlock a treasure trove of possibilities for your magickal journey. Remember, intention is the heart of any spell, so grab your favorite herbs from The Craft Shoppe, focus your will, and let the herbal magic begin! We'd love to hear about your experiences with herbs and botanicals in the comments below. What are your favorite herbs to use in your practice? Share your tips and stories to help others on their magickal path!
