Plant Magick
Poppy Power: Magic, Myths & More!
Poppies, with their vibrant blooms and fleeting beauty, have captivated humankind for centuries. Native to the Old World, these members of the Papaveraceae family are instantly recognizable by their ...
A Word on Seeds
Seeds should be gathered as they ripen, usually in the fall. Seed Heads should be hung to dry inside a paper bag. Don’t use plastic as any condensation that gathers could lead to mildew and caus...
Some Magick in Plants
Geranium: These plants can provide luck and good fortune in various different ways, depending on the colour of your flower. Choose red geraniums for vitality and invigoration, pink for love, or white ...
MARIGOLD.
Marigolds are herbaceous plants, some perennial, some annual, of the Asteraceae family, the blooms made up of many tiny florets. They are native to North and South America but are popular garden plant...
INCENSE/HERB HONEYSUCKLE
General Information Honeysuckles are shrubs or vines with opposite oval-shaped leaves and their signature sweet-smelling tubular flowers. The flowers contain sweet nectar, but the fruit is poisonous. ...
Cedar
Cedar Wood Magic Properties Element of Fire and Earth. Male Energy. Planetary Associations: Sun Zodiac Association: Leo Associated Dieties: The Cedar wood tree is sacred to Artemis, Sezh and Persephon...
Neroli
Neroli essential oil exudes an entrancing citrus aroma with slightly spicy, bittersweet undertones. The oil is rendered from the white blossoms of the bitter orange or Seville orange tree. It takes on...
Almond (Prunus dulcis)
Wisdom, money, fruitfulness, and prosperity. Invokes the healing energy of the deities. Provides magickal help for overcoming dependencies & addiction. Associated with Candlemas and Beltane. Carry...
Plant Magick, The key to understanding the Old Ways
Plants are an integral key to understanding the Old Ways. Our ancestors attached symbolism to different plant part such as flowers or leaves because of what their shape resembled, or even what the nat...
Heliotrope
Heliotrope (wishes, money, healing) Wear heliotrope oil to attract money. Burn heliotrope incense to attract money and make wishes come true.
Arnica
Arnica – Bruises and Sprains. Stimulates the Heart. CAUTION: Do not apply to broken skin. Do not take internally.
Anise Seed
Anise Seed – Awakening Subtle Energies for Magic, Ward Against “the Evil Eye,” Keeps Away Nightmares.
Angelica Root
Angelica Root – Exorcism, Protection, Healing, Visions, Cures and Bewitchment. Deflects Curses.
Blackthorn in Bloom
githeach-dubh / droighnean/straif in Gaelic (prunus spinossa in latin). It seems appropriate to post about Blackthorn today as we have had a wee taste of another blackthorn winter or blackthorn hatch ...
Bee Balm
Although Bee Balm is somewhat of a giant in medicine and aromatherapy applications, uses in folklore and magic are surprisingly rather sketchy and hard to find for this herb. Of course, for purifying ...
Willow Herb Epilobium
Epilobium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Onagraceae, containing about 197 species. The genus has a worldwide distribution. It is most prevalent in the subarctic, temperate and subantarct...
Plant and Herb Magick
Plant magic is an age old tradition dating back to ancient Egyptian times, it has been used for many purposes, such as healing, self empowerment, love spells and protection. Each plant has its own mag...
Rose
Rose rosa species PARTS USED Flowers, petals, leaves GENDER: Feminine ELEMENTS: Fire and Water PLANETS: Mars and Venus POWERS Healing Love Love Divination Luck Protection Psychic Powers Ultimate Love ...
Fox Glove
“The plant has been particularly associated with midwifery and women’s magick” The foxgloves are back. “In Roman times, foxglove was a flower sacred to the goddess Flora, who t...
CLEAVERS
(Galium aparine) GGender: FemininePlanet: SaturnElement: FirePowers: Relationships, Commitment,Protection, TenacityMagical Uses: Cleavers cling, or cleave, tofabrics. This can be used in binding spell...
Plants and Mythology
The magical plant or herb of immortality sought by Gilgamesh, the hero of ancient Mesopotamian mythology, provides one example of how myths use plants as symbols of life and of the healing p...
COLTSFOOT
(Tussilago jar far a) P N XFolk Names: Ass’s Foot, British Tobacco,Bull’s Foot, Butterbur, Coughwort, Pasd’ane (French), Sponnc (Irish), Foal’s FootGender: FemininePlanet: VenusElement: WaterPowers: L...
Sunflowers
Sunflowers (Helianthus annuus) is an annual plant with a large daisy-like flower face. Its scientific name comes from the Greek words helios (“sun”) and anthos (“flower”). The flowers come in many col...
Water Lilly
Nymphaeaceae is a family of flowering plants, commonly called water lilies. They live as rhizomatous aquatic herbs in temperate and tropical climates around the world. The family contains five genera ...
Calendula
Calendula is known to affect the menstrual cycle and should not be used during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Theoretically, calendula may affect conception when taken by a man or woman, so couples tryi...
The Hedge Craft – Plantain (Plantago lanceolota)
Plantain (Plantago lanceolota) – leaf• Antihistamine – good for insect bites, hay fever tea• vulnerary (wound healer) used as a poultice for clearing heat and inflammation, varicose veins and varicose...
Moon Wort
StatusBest Time to See June, July, AugustColour GreenHabitat Woodland, GrasslandA small fern with a magical reputation.So named for the shape of its leaves, which are fan-shaped and resemble a half-mo...
Mandrake
A poisonous perennial herb that grows in the Mediterranean region and that is reputed to have powerful magical properties. Mandrake, part of the nightshade family, has a strong and unpleasant odor. It...
Cypress
(Cupressus sempervirens) P Folk Name: Tree of Death Gender: Feminine Planet: Saturn Element: Earth Deities: Mithras, Pluto, Aphrodite, Ashtoreth, Artemis, Apollo, Cupid, Jupiter, Hekat, Hebe, Zoroaste...
Magical uses of plants/scents
ACACIA -Blessing, raising of vibration, protection via spiritual elevation. AGRIMONY (Cocklebur) -Helps to overcome fear, dispel negative emotions, overcome inner blockages. ALLSPICE -Adds strength to...
BIRCH (Betula Pedula)
BIRCH (Betula Pedula) Plant family: Birch Family (Hamamelids) Parts Used: Sap, leaves, bark and buds. Soil and Environment: Woodland and heath, moor, parklands and gardens. Copes well in sandy, acidic...
Chickweed (Stellaria media)
Chickweed (Stellaria media) – aerial parts, skin soother, with cooling, drawing action when applied to bites, stings and rashes (can be used straight from picking or crushedfirst), helps to clear ecze...
Jasmine
Jasmine flower awakens your spirit and opens your heart to great energies involving all matters of Love, as Jasmine helps to attract love into your life in all forms. Long used as an aphrodisiac throu...
Cloth of Gold
(Crocus angustifolia) X Powers: Understanding Animal Languages Magical Uses: The cloth-of-gold gives the power to understand the language of birds and beasts. You must be barefooted with washed feet w...
Heather (Calluna vulgaris)
Heather (Calluna vulgaris) or (Erica cinerea “bell heather”) – flowers
Roses
Roses are a highly versatile and magickal herb that has the highest vibrational frequency out of all the plants. As such they have been used for cultural and medicinal purposes for over 5,000 years. W...
The Hedge Craft – Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) – root and leaf
Motherwort (Leonorus Cardiaca)
Motherwort (Leonorus Cardiaca) – herb *also known as Lionheart
Hawthorn (Crataegus oxycanthus)
Hawthorn (Crataegus oxycanthus) – leaf, blossom and berry. Hawthorn is a good heart tonic, beta blocker, protects the heart muscle, prevents heart attacks, is a vaso-dilator (peripheral), helpspromote...
Gorse
Ulex (commonly known as gorse, furze, or whin) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. The genus comprises about 20 species of thorny evergreen shrubs in the subfamily Faboideae of the ...