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While researching Correspondent properties of the following herbs, I found variation from author to author, especially in planets, elements, and crystals. Consensus on physiological properties however, are quite standard , so I often refer to these properties to draw my own conclusions with respect to the Correspondences and Spiritual properties of individual plants. The bottom line is – Trust Yourself and have confidence that if you are drawn to different conclusions about herbal properties and correspondents, you’re probably correct about how the plants and their elements will work with you!
Agrimony
Element: Water, Fire | Planet: Jupiter, Mercury | Gender: Yang | Chakra: Solar Plexus, throat | Astrological: Cancer, Sagittarius, Pisces | World: Upper | Crystal: Honey Calcite
Healing, protection, reversal, hex-breaking, good fortune. Indicated when anxiety, fear, and pain are hidden beneath a cheerful appearance. Helps one become more honest about your emotions and encourages you to lean into the discomfort of everyday life and embrace the full range of human emotion. Helpful for releasing perfectionism and enforcing healthy emotional boundaries. Helpful for one in the role of diplomat or peacekeeper. Can help one face the unknown w/courage, especially one’s own shadow work. Helpful for changing the environment around you, can lead to a reversal of fortune, esp. in business.
One of most useful attributes of agrimony in daily spiritual work is to uncross your mental focus from one of lack to one of plenty, making this a great companion for gratitude work.
Agrimony can uncross internal energies, restoring dominance of the soul over the shadow.
Basil
Element: Fire | Gender: Yang| Planet: Mars, Venus| Deity/Archetype: Basileia (Empress), Krishna, Vishnu, Lakshmi | Chakra: Root, Solar Plexus| Astrological: Aries, Scorpio| World: Middle | Crystal: Garnet
Basil burns away what is no longer desired or of service. Courage in the face of change and growth. Herb of initiation, Used in death rites to help departed transition and to protect the living from residual spirit of departed. Can connect us to Dragon energy and activate our inner serpent. Attracts prosperity and fertility.
Spiritual Properties: Grief, After-life Work, Initiation, Loss
Magickal Properties: Banishing, Confidence, Courage, Initiation, Power, Rebirth, Release
Bay Laurel
Element: Air, Fire | Planet: Sun, Mars, Neptune | Gender: Yang | Chakra: Solar Plexus, Crown | Astrological: Leo | World: Middle | Deity/Archetype: Enodia (Road), Circe | Crystal: Aventurine
Attraction spells from love to finances. Wisdom, Victory, Increase.
Protection, Prosperity, Manifesting good Fortune in love, finances, & home matters.
Attraction, manifestation, psychic development.
Benzoin Resin
Element: Air | Planet: Sun, Mars | Gender: Yang | Chakra: | Astrological: Leo, Aquarius, Sagittarius | World: Upper | Deity/Archetype: Venus, Aphrodite | Crystal: Garden Quartz, lodolite | Sabbat: Autumn Equinox
Purification, blessings, prosperity.
Healing, energizing, uplifting, stimulating, focus and concentration.
Used for meditation and by those seeking a journey into the astral world. It can help to melt away blockages and drive away negativity.
Birch
Element: Water| Planet: Moon, Venus | Gender: Yin | Chakra: Heart, Solar Plexus | Astrological: Capricorn | World: Under | Deity/Archetype: Despoina (Lady) | Crystal: Labradorite
Emotional Healing, Stability, Wisdom, Sovereignty, Rebirth
Freedom, Focus, Growth, Emotional Healing, Wisdom of Feminine Energy, Protection & Purification.
Therapeutic Indications: Fear of rejection, failure. Feeling disconnected, Focus on imperfections, Perceiving self or others as ugly, difficulty seeing beauty in the world, intolerance, lack of empathy, indecisiveness, lack of determination.
Black Cohosh
Element: Earth, Fire | Planet: Moon, Mars, Pluto | Gender: Yin | Chakra: Sacral, Solar Plexus, Heart | Astrological: Scorpio | World: Under |Deity/ Archetype: Erannos (Lovely One) | Crystal: Moonstone
Balance Calm, Courage, Love, Lust, Strength. Attraction spells Banishing, Communication w/ The Divine, Protection, Revelations, Visions. Brings balance in energetic pacing and cycle rhythms.
Roots have power to restore feminine energy, treats menstrual issues and eases child birth. Stimulates estrogen, giving a boost for physiologically low levels. It is most willing ally in connecting to the feminine divine
Restores Yin energy & connection to feminine divinity
Butterfly Pea Flower
Element: Earth, Water | Planet: Venus | Gender: Yin | Chakra: Sacral, Throat, Third Eye | Astrological: Pisces, Virgo | World: |Deity/ Archetype: Aparajita | Crystal:
Sovereignty, Transformation, Feminine Energy, Protection
Abundance, Inner Strength, Love, Happiness, Renewal, Fertility, Meditation, Dream-work, Feminine Health
Cedar leaf
Element: Air, Earth, Fire, Water | Planet: Jupiter, Mercury, Sun | Gender: Yang | Chakra: Root, Sacral, Third Eye, Crown | Astrological: Aries, Sagittarius, Taurus | World: All |Deity/ Archetype: Arianrhod, Artemis, Astarte, Brigid, Persephone, Odin Osiris, Ra | Crystal: Moss Agate | Sabat: Yule
Tree of Life. Connects us to higher forces around us. Used in purification ceremonies. Ideal medium to send prayers to the creator.
Traditionally an herb of the summer solstice, cedar’s energy promotes confidence, authority, and plenty. Cedar can be one of the ingredients in any formula to attract prosperity and growth. Objects, animals, or people who are censed with cedar smoke will experience a cleansing and magnetism in their auric fields that draw abundance and health. Helps guard against bad dreams.
Cleansing, Protection, Growth, Abundance, Prosperity,
Community, Communication, Clairvoyance, Insight, Increase, Longevity, Protection, Purification, Renewal
Chrysanthemum
Element: Fire | Planet: Sun | Gender: Yang | Chakra: Solar Plexus, Throat | Astrological: Scorpio, Taurus| World: |Deity/ Archetype: | Crystal:
Incorporate Chrysanthemum into magical workings designed to invoke forgiveness and remove any limiting beliefs that may be inhibiting your spiritual growth.
Protection, strength, love, kindness, memory, release, truth. Helps us navigate the complexities of relationships.
Cinnamon
Element: Fire, Earth | Planet: Sun, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus | Gender: Yang | Chakra: Solar Plexus | Astrological: Aries | World: Middle |Deity/ Archetype: Pyriboulos (Fiery Counselor) | Crystal: Tourmaline
Long life, passion, vitality
Associated with Mythical creatures – Serpent, Dragon, Phoenix.
Burns a way what blocks, opening path to abundance, healing, & success. Motivates change
Useful for adding sustained passionate energy to any effort from Psychic skills to rebirth work. Useful for working with Hekate ‘Enodia’ (she who lights our way.
Removes barriers, sustains attraction spells, used for motivation, sacred rites involving fire and the sun.
Motivation, transformation, Removes barriers, opening paths to abundance, healing & success
Comfrey
Element: Water, Earth | Gender: Yin | Planet: Saturn, Neptune, Moon | Temp: Cool | Deity/Archetype: | Chakra: Root, Sacral | Astrological: Capricorn, Aquarius |World: Middle | Crystal: Unakite, Malachite, Copper.
Physically, comfrey is known to heal connective tissue, including in the skeletal and integumentary (skin) systems. Apply externally, and only to non-infectious wounds. Comfrey plant is beneficial to the garden, its decomposing leaves provide nitrogen and other nutrients.
Emotional & Spiritual: Grounding, Energy Cleansing, Protective especially in travel, spells to cut cords of an unhealthy relationship. It can teach that in the face of adversity, we can heal, regenerate, and reconnect to ourselves and our ideals. Use with Mugwort for divination.
Copal Resin
Element: Earth, Water| Gender: Yin | Planet: Venus, Moon | Temp: | Deity/Archetype: | Chakra: | Astrological: Pisces, Virgo, Aquarius |World: Upper | Crystal:
Emotional: Relaxing, meditation, creativity, love, cleansing
Ritual Use: Grounding attraction happiness, celebration, evocation, communication with other realms. Purification of energy and environment. Traditionally used in Mexico in homes during the Day of the Dead. Also use in sweat lodge and sacred mushroom ceremonies.
Copal is the unity of tree and resin tears (Earth + Water). When burned, it is (Fire) and smoke (Air).
Coriander (Coriandrum sativum)
Element: Air, Fire | Planet: Mars | Gender: Androg | Chakra: | Astrological: Aries | World: | Deity/Archetype: | Crystal:
Coriander seed is known for its grounding and balancing properties, it can help harmonize the mind, body, and spirit, promoting a peace and stability. Its is invigorating and uplifting. Coriander seed is also for manifestation and spiritual growth.
Cornflower
Element: Water, Air | Planet: Venus, Moon | Gender: Yin | Chakra: Heart, Crown, Third Eye | Astrological: | World: Upper | Deity/Archetype: Flora, Chiron | Crystal: Moonstone |
Dispels negativity, Psychic Awareness, Symbol of Love, Good Fortune, Sovereignty, Ritual, Self-knowledge, Growth, Creativity, Truth, Spirituality
Dragon’s Blood Resin
Element: Earth, Fire | Gender: Yang | Planet: Mars | Temp: | Deity/Archetype: Dragon Energy | Chakra: Root, Solar, Throat | Astrological: Sagittarius, Aries, Scorpio | World: Upper, Middle| Crystal:
Emotional: Cleansing, Personal Power, meditation, passion
Ritual Use: Strength, virility, victory, prosperity, purification, protection, passion, exorcism
The fruit of the tree is covered in scales. The resin seeps out between the scales. Magickal ink can be made from the resin.
Elder
Element: Water | Planet: Venus, Jupiter, Mars | Gender: Yin | Chakra: Root, Throat | Astrological: Libra, Sagittarius, Pisces | World: Under | Deity/Archetype: Hekate (chthonic), Freya, Crone | Crystal: Iolite | Number: 5
Ogham: Tree of Death
Treat Elder with the utmost respect when harvesting or using, for first and foremost, she will protect her longevity, know when to harvest, how much to harvest, always leave an offering, and don’t be greedy. Never burn the wood of Elder
Elder’s nature is discerning, discriminating, protective. Healing, It holds ancient knowledge and wisdom of our Ancestors.
Prosperity, Protection, Endings, Rebirth. Security, Spirituality, Blessings, Purification, Healing.
‘We are the blood of our ancestors; their blood runs through our veins and our hearts beat thanks to the life we have inherited from them. When Elder purifies blood, she is healing ancestral wounds. The Spirit that works through Elder is a wise crone’ . . . ~ Journeys with Plant Spirits by Emma Farrell
Fennel Seed
Element: Air, Fire | Planet: Mercury | Gender: Yang | Chakra: Throat | Astrological: Aquarius, Gemini | World: Upper | Deity/Archetype: Rixipyle (Breaker of Chains), Dionysus | Crystal: Blue Agate, Black Diamond | Number: 5
Five is the number associated with Fennel. Release its properties using multiples of 5 when grinding and use sees in multiples of 5. (# seeds, volume, measure). Strongly associated with mercury. Use its symbol to increase potency of intent.
Communication, truth, courage, healing of mind. Breaking curses and bad luck, clarity, communication, courage, dealing with authority and government, prevention, protections, visions. Use to facilitate strategy and integrity when working on plans, goals, presentations.
Be very specific with your intent when working with Fennel
Breaker of chains, protection, communication
Frankincense
Element: Air, Ether | Planet: Sun, Moon | Gender: Yin/Yang | Chakra: Third Eye, Crown, Solar Plexus | Astrological: Leo, Aquarius, Aries | World: Upper| Deity/Archetype: Amphiphaes (Illuminator) | Crystal: Yellow Calcite
Cleansing, focus, opens chakras, expanding consciousness
Anointing, initiation, clarity, connecting to spirit, devotional work, death-walking
Cleanse before rituals in a bath of frankincense salts to relieve distress, soothe the mind, and prepare the soul for ritual & trance.
Spiritual expansion, abundance
Ginger
Element: Fire | Gender: Yang | Planet: Mars | Temp: Hot | Deity/Archetype: | Chakra: Root, Solar Plexus | Astrological: |World: | Crystal: Orange Calcite, Fire Agate, Red Jasper
Ginger adds force and potency to any working. In a Philtre or Elixir, it acts as an energizing tonic supporting strength, courage, and health. Can be used as part of ritual to bring passion back into a relationship, or creative endeavor.
Heather
Element: Water | Planet: Venus | Gender: Yin | Magic: Faeries |Deities: Arianrhod, Venus, Isis | Ogham: Ur | Chakra: Crown | Astrological: Taurus Scorpio
Protection, Purification, Luck, Trust, Community. Used in rain-making ceremonies. Can help with self-absorption and craving for attention when related to past trauma. Heather reminds you of the power you carry and the ancestral line that brought it – and you – into being. She can transmute negative emotions into nurturing thoughts & feelings. She can heal the pain of the past and bring up the wisdom for the present & future, helping to break negative cycles brought on by trauma. Call upon the Spirit of Heather to provide serendipitous timing to bring about positive change and healing.
‘The time is right for you to start celebrating all that is best in your life.’
Hibiscus
Element: Water | Planet: Venus | Gender: Yin | Magic: |Deities: Aphrodite, Kali, Ganesha | Ogham: | Chakra: Sacral, Root, Heart | Astrological: Aquarius, Scorpio | Crystal: Garnet, Harlequin Quartz
Drink an infusion to connect to the Divine Feminine. Hibiscus is sacred to Goddess Kali in all her guises. Used to petition for Mercy.
Passion, freedom, love, harmony, independence, dreaming, courage. Divination, energy, peace. Ancestry work.
Removes obstacles and frees energy and aids psychic ability. Connects us to the divine feminine. Hibiscus is sacred to the Goddess Kali in all her guises. Works with both duality and nonduality energies.
Holy Basil
Element: Fire | Planet: Mercury, Pluto, Neptune, | Gender: Yang | Magic: | Deities Vishnu, Lakshmi | Ogham: | Chakra: | Astrological: Aries, Scorpio, Pisces | Crystal: Garnet
Opens heart and mind. Love and devotion.
Associated with the afterlife and death-walking. Helps with releasing feelings of grief and loss. Death, Rebirth, Release. Wealth, prosperity, fortune, love, beauty, personal power.
Burn for cleansing space. Burning Holy Basil incense is said to guide messages to departed souls
Hyssop
Element: Fire, Air | Planet: Moon, Jupiter, Sun | Gender: Yang | Chakra: Heart, Third Eye | Astrological: Sagittarius, Leo | World: Under | Deity/Archetype: Horus, Aphrodite| Crystal: Clear Quartz
Cleansing, purification, protection, healing, spiritual enlightenment, removing negative thoughts about self
‘I am Worthy. I release my feelings of self-doubt, foreboding, and denial of pleasure to make room for positive action in feelings and behavior’
Icelandic Moss ~ ‘SHE’
Element: Earth | Planet: Jupiter | Gender: Yin | Chakra: Crown, Third Eye, Root | Astrological: Pisces | World: Under | Deity/Archetype: Despoina (Ancient One), Hekate | Crystal: Moss Agate
Emotional Healing, esp. deep wounds, Release, Wisdom, Purification. Shadow Work, Journeying to the underworld. Absorbs energy, can be adapted to any spell. Spells of purification requiring absorption of existing toxicity, and for those designed to endure. Patience, persistence.
Plant of Kairos.
Ancient connections, Mother line ancestry, Sustained Sovereignty
The wisdom of the ages, connector to the primal spirits that nourish our emotions and connects us to the Earth. Moss reminds us that we are eternal. Patience, perseverance, and healing of deep wounds.
Moss is self-contained and keeps her own council. She needs prompting for use in spells.
Juniper
Element: Fire, Earth | Gender: Neutral | Planet: Jupiter, Mars, Sun | Temp: | Deity/Archetype: Triformis (Shapeshifter) | Chakra: Throat, Third Eye | Astrological: Sagittarius, Aries, Leo |World: | Crystal: Beryl, Botswana, Tiger Iron
Fosters resiliency and adaptability, particularly when working through life lessons. Protects from negative energy. Improves psychic awareness. Revitalizes and stimulates chi. Is prtective and cleansing.
Spiritual: Protection, Calms through instilling courage and banishing toxins and negativity. Activates assertiveness and stimulates the soul. Encourages visions. Banishes evil, promotes clarity and courage, used in defensive magic, offers protection, purification, release, strength, truth, and willpower
Sacred to Hekate, Medea, and Circe among many others, Juniper is a bodyguard, protecting against all evil. Traditionally it was used to protect against all manner of malevolent spirits. It was often placed near the threshold, and boughs were placed over the door to ward off any evil.
Lavender
Element: Air, Water, Spirit | Planet: Mercury, Venus | Gender: Yin/Yang | Chakra: All upper | Astrological: Aquarius, Gemini, Virgo | World: Upper | Deity/Archetype: Aregos (Helper) | Crystal: Fluorite
Calm, Clarity, Love, Protection, Purification.
Activates the Crown Chakra. Works with frequencies of the higher chakras. Stimulates the auric field.
Banishing, calm, clarity, Intuition, Death-walking, Divination, Dreaming, Rebirth, Renewal, Uplifting
Associated with Serpent Energy, Use for Prophetic and Sovereign Work of all forms. Useful for bringing clam clarity to helping us journey in the Spirit World. Excellent in combination with Skullcap. Attune the lavender to its intended purpose.
Lemon Balm
Element: Water| Gender: Yin | Planet: Moon, Venus, Jupiter | Temp: Cool | Deity/Archetype: | Chakra: Root, Sacral, Solar, Heart | Astrological: Cancer |World: | Crystal:
Magickal: Cleansing & purification, love, prophecy, healing, good fortune, success, boosting magickal power. Lemon Balm is a patient and gentle healer willing to aid and help us in whatever ways are necessary.
Emotional & Physical: Calms the spirit, helping to untangle fear. Anti-viral, anti-bacterial, anti-depressant, anti-inflammatory. Calms yang energies.
Lemon Verbena
Element: Air | Gender: Yang | Planet: Mercury, Venus| Temp: Cool | Deity/Archetype: | Chakra: Heart, Throat | Astrological: |World: | Crystal:
Love, Protection, Purification, Courage.
Attraction spells, peaceful solutions to disputes, cleanses heart chakra.
Digestive, cooling, purification, love. Magnifies and enhances other herbs’ properties.
Meadowsweet
Element: Water, Air | Gender: Yin | Planet: Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn | Temp: Cooling | Deities: Bloddeuwedd, Danu/Ana, Mary | Chakra: Heart | One of three most sacred herbs to the Ancient Druids
Joy & Blessings. Love, divination, Peace, Happiness, Goddess Magick
Herb of Summer Solstice. Attracts uplifting energies, and Increase to the home. Protective of the feminine energy, eases sadness & sorrow, encourages love, especially self-love. Aids in understanding the feminine energy of ourselves. Helps us to accept change as positive. Revered by ancient druids as a sacred plant, used to attract love and happiness, self-confidence
‘The Cooling Feminine energy of Meadowsweet calms the Warrior Spirit after Fierce Battle’
Mistletoe
Element: Air, Fire | Gender: Yang | Planet: Sun, Jupiter | Temp: Cold, Moist | Deity/Archetype: Arianrhod, Freya, Venus, Apollo, Jupiter, Odin, Zeus | Chakra: Solar, Heart, Crown | Astrological: Capricorn, Aquarius |World: Upper| Crystal:
Magickal: Protection, Love, Fertility, Health, Exorcism, aids and strengthens all magical workings. Removing obstacles. Belongs to the in-between times of dusk and dawn, or exact intervals between two seasons. It is a gateway to something ‘other’. Gather at midsummer or the sixth day of the moon. Mistletoe harvested from Oak host is most potent.
Therapeutic: Use flower essence to counter loneliness, fear, insecurity, depression, stunted creativity, repressed memories, spaciness, ungroundedness. Inability to relate to others.
Motherwort
Element: All | Gender: Yin| Planet: Sun, Moon, Venus, Saturn | Temp: Cool | Deity/Archetype: Demeter, Vesta, Durga, Brigid | Chakra: Solar Plexus, Heart, Root, Throat, 3rd Eye | Astrological: |World: | Crystal: Citrine
Protective of the home. Lends extra power and strength to feminine energy, brings motivation to complete tasks and take advantage of opportunities.
Optimism, confidence, protection, blessings, use in counter-magic spells.
Mugwort
Element: Air, Earth, Water | Gender: Yin | Planet: Venus, Moon | Temp: | Deity/Archetype: Kleidoukhos (keeper of the keys) | Chakra: Third Eye | Astrological: Gemini, Cancer, Libra |World: Upper | Crystal: Clear Quartz
Warms meridians. Prophetic dreaming. Use infusion to cleanse tools of energy and divination. Used to aid astral projection.
Spiritual: Integrity, healing, purification, protection, psychic development, astral travel, dream work
Magickal: All Spells, activating altars and energy grids, Astral Travel, Third Eye work, Mild trance inducer, Meditation aid, Revelations & Epiphanies. Sit with Mugwort in the garden or sip a cup of mugwort tea in your own sacred space and be still, let her speak to you to help you decide your true course of spell work.
Cover your third eye with a steeped mugwort teabag that has cooled to cleanse and open. Use for several days to detoxify your Third Eye and strengthen your psychic vision
Myrrh
Element: Earth, Fire, Spirit | Planet: Jupiter, Moon | Gender: Yin | Chakra: Third Eye, Crown, Root | Astrological: Scorpio | World: Upper | Deity/Archetype: Daeira (Knowing One), Isis, BA (‘Force’, a principal aspect of the Soul | Crystal: Moonstone | Principals: Wounded Healer, Courage, Release of Toxicity/Negativity
Spiritual: Myrrh brings a ‘Lightness of Being’, by encouraging separation from the physical self, to the Unborn Soul, the Higher Mysteries, Angels, and the starry road.
Magickal: Abundance, afterlife, blessings, death and rebirth work, hex-breaking, initiation, purification, sacred rites. Powerful when used in spells for abundance
Ancient, Wise, Intimidating. Very much like our Mother. It can open the way to the mysteries within and without, but we must initiate ourselves. Associated with Dragon and Phoenix Energy
Oak Bark (White)
Element: Air, Fire, Earth | Gender: Yang | Planet: Jupiter, Mars| Temp: | Deity/Archetype: Kyria (Supreme) Dagda, Green Man, Zeus, Thor, Janus, Diana, Cybele, Hekate, Pan, Rhea | Chakra: Root, Solar Plexus | Astrological: Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Sagittarius |World: All | Crystal: Emerald
Oak is ancient, primal, and omnipotent, standing as Zeus did before Hekate, bowing to her power while maintaining his own. Use to connect to the Starry Road, Dragon Energy, and Hekate as the Star Walker. The tree’s roots mirror its branches and stretch as far below ground as the branches do above. It holds true alignment of balance, purpose, and strength (Axis mundi)
Spiritual Properties: Loyalty, personal power, sovereignty, freedom, strength, divine masculine, offerings, rebirth, wisdom. Virility, Knowledge, Strength
Magickal Properties: Abundance, ancestors, blessings, courage, justice, power, sex, wisdom. Connected with spells for protection and strength, fertility, money and success, and good fortune.
Be strong, willing, and wise to nurture your dreams.
Opoponax Resin
Element: Water, Fire | Gender: Yin | Planet: Mars, Moon| Temp: | Deity/Archetype: | Chakra: 3rd Eye, Solar Plexus | Astrological: Cancer, Scorpio, Virgo, Libra, Capricorn, Pisces |World: All | Crystal:
Emotional: Cleansing, Creativity, Personal Power
Ritual Use: Purification, protection, cleansing, visions, banishing. Affinity to snake medicine and shape shifting.
Also known as sweet Myrrh.
Orange Peel
Element: Air & Fire | Gender: Yang | Planet: Sun | Temp: | Deity/Archetype: | Chakra: Sacral, Heart | Astrological: Leo |World: Middle | Crystal: Orange Calcite
Positive Energy, Attraction, Sensuality, Confidence, Health, Divine Balance, Well-being, Warmth, Joy, Creativity
Orris Root (Iris germanica)
Element: Water| Gender: Yin| Planet: Venus, Moon| Temp: | Deity/Archetype: Aphrodite, Isis, Osiris, Hera and Irs | Chakra: Heart, Third Eye | Astrological: Pisces| World: | Crystal:
Love Magick, Protection, Divination, Spirit Communication, Purification
Amplifies properties of other herbs used with it. Used in Attraction rituals and spells.
Orris root is used for digging deep into the moon-ruled subconscious and uncovering what is hidden. It is also used for divination and dreamwork. Its association with the Third Eye enhances spiritual insight and intuition.
Palo Santo
Element: Air, Earth | Gender: YinYang | Planet: Jupiter, Mercury | Temp: | Deity/Archetype: | Chakra: | Astrological: |World: | Crystal:
Emotional: Cleansing, Balance, Security
Ritual Use: Purification, clearing, protection, banishing, centering, balance between masculine and feminine energies
Traditionally used in Peru and Ecuador by shamans and healers as part of their ceremonies and healing rituals for protection, healing, and good fortune
Pinon Pine
Element: Earth, Air, Fire | Gender: Yang| Planet : Jupiter, Mars | Temp: | Deity/Archetype: | Chakra: Heart, Throat | Astrological: Aries, Scorpio, Aquarius|World: | Crystal: Amber, Moss agate
Emotional: Courage, Cleansing, Uplifting
Ritual Use: Banishing, luck, protection, inspiration, cleansing, meditation, prosperity, courage, fertility/creativity
Celtic and German ancestors believed the pine tree to be a source of protection from negative energies. According to older herb books, pine strengthens the nerves and gives energy, courage, and emotional Strength.
Rose
Element: Water | Gender: Yin | Planet: Venus | Temp: | Deity/Archetype: Anima Mundi (World Soul) | Chakra: Heart. Sacral, Crown | Astrological: Taurus |World: Under | Crystal: Dessert Rose
Reigning matriarch of flowers for over 3000 years. Self-love. Love magic. Prophetic dreams. Protective powers. Healing in all matters of the heart.
Symbol of the space between Worlds and Times. Aids in communication with Spirits – plant, ancestral, archetypal, etc. Used in rites honoring the dead.
Rose is a primary plant teacher. She is both loss & Love, blessing and bane – and the spaces in between.
Beginnings, passion, rebirth.
Spiritual: Ancestors, attachments, beginnings, calm, psychic abilities, rebirth, sacredness within
Magickal: manifestation, emotional healing, protection, rebuilding trust in ourselves and others with grace. Enhances psychic powers and intuition. Afterlife communication (Thorns) Banishing and emotional healing. Protection, Self-empowerment.
Rosemary
Element: Fire | Gender: Yang | Planet: Sun | Temp: | Deity/Archetype: Ergatis (Energizer), Witch’s Familiar Spirit | Chakra: | Astrological: |World: Middle | Crystal: Pink Quartz
Rosemary for remembrance. Symbol of loyalty and stability. Protection against dark energies. Brings joy to the living and peace to the deceased. Purification herb.
Spiritual Properties: Cleansing of the Spirit, Contentment, Invigorating, Focus, Memory, Restoration, Remembrance, Confidence
Magickal Properties: Awareness, Banishing, Cleansing, Comfort, Confidence, Connecting to Ancestral Spirits, Renewal, Self-Love, Fierce Love
Sage
Element: Air, Earth | Gender: Yang | Planet: Jupiter, Venus | Temp: | Deity/Archetype: Lampadios (Guardian) | Chakra: Third Eye, Root, Solar Plexus | Astrological: Aquarius, Pisces, Sagittarius, Taurus |World: Lower | Crystal: Jet
Spiritual Properties: Passion, protection, cleansing, ‘opening the way’, clarity, fertility, love, well-being.
Magickal Properties: Cleansing, Protection, openness. Coming into one’s power.
Offers wisdom and protection, and helps alleviate sorrow over the loss of loved ones. Aids in opening The Way.
**Europeans historically have used common sage in the same way Native Americans use White Sage.
Skullcap
Element: Water | Planet: Jupiter, Saturn | Gender: Yin & Yang | Chakra: | Astrological: Aquarius, Virgo | World: Lower | Deity/Archetype: Arkyia (Entrapper) | Crystal: Sapphire | Number:
Clears and circulates chi – calms the mind, allowing you to capitalize on messages received and projected.
Binding – holds ingredients in preparations together & rituals/spells together
Spiritual: Calming & Opening the mind, connecting to the mother, expanding consciousness, drawing forth soul truth, rebirth.
Magical: Binding, clarity, commitment, emotional healing, evoking Hekate, Fidelity, rebirth.
First and foremost, skullcap is a binder. It is dual-spirited in the way it binds, bringing clarity to the mind while also drowning what no longer serves. High in both masculine & feminine traits ( Balance, Yin/Yang)
Calm clarity, ridding of what no longer serves.
Vervain (Blue)
Element: Air, Earth | Gender: Yin | Planet: Mercury, Venus | Temp: | Deity/Archetype: | Chakra: | Astrological: |World: | Crystal:
Magickal Properties: Divination, dreamwork, hex-breaking, defensive magic, prophecy, protection, purification
Emotional & Physical: Detox, styptic, respiratory health, intestinal health. Helps remove doubt, Helps overcome the ego when working relationships and shadow work
Wood Betony
Element: Fire | Gender: Yang| Planet: Jupiter, Mercury | Temp: Cool | Deity/Archetype: | Chakra: Throat, Crown | Astrological: Aries, Cancer |World: Upper | Crystal: Golden Healer Quartz
Magickal: Protection, Purification, Love, Traditional Midsummer
Physical/Emotional: Analgesic nervine, relaxing, and uplifting
Wood Betony has long been celebrated as a protective and purifying herb. It is an herb of balance between the mental and emotional. When placed beneath the pillow, it shields the sleeper from nightmares. Wood Betony can be added to purification and protection mixtures and incense, and it is traditional to burn it in a fire on Midsummer and jump through the smoke to purify the body of evil. It protects the home if scattered by the door and window.
Yarrow
Element: Air, Fire | Planet: Venus, Sun, Mars | Chakras: Solar Plexus, Third Eye |Gender: Yang | World: Under | Astrological: Gemini | Crystal: Jade
Protective against negative or harmful energies, increases power of perception. Grants courage. Healing, strength, foresight, cleansing, purification. A journeying herb.
Protection, bravery, curse breaker, recovery from psychic attack. Bolster Courage and commitment. Endurance, Ancestral work, journeying. Attracts Solar Vitality. Wards off negativity and facilitates the processing of grief, sadness, trauma, ancestry/shadow work. Work with when you’re feeling vulnerable, distracted, and depleted.
Achilles used the herb to heal battle wounds. Establishes and defends boundaries. General protection and warding, breaking curses, averting psychic attack. Cleanses, heals, & strengthens the aura. Good herb for empaths to use for protection and objectivity. Protects from negative thought forms (internal and external), including extreme emotions and negative magick.
Yerba Santa – Holy Herb
Element: Fire, Water | Gender: Yin | Planet: Mercury, Venus | Temp: Warm | Deity/Archetype: Achilles, Aphrodite, Hermes, Venus, The Horned God | Chakra: | Astrological: |World: | Crystal:
Also called: Holy Weed, Mountain Balm, Consumptive’s Weed, Gum Bush, Bear’s Weed, Sacred Herb, Sacred Weed
Yerba Santa leaves are considered sacred in Native American and Spanish cultures. This ‘holy herb’ gives off a pleasant and uplifting scent. Used in traditional smudging practice for protection, purification, healing, spiritual strength, courage, psychic abilities, and finding your innermost self. Burn Yerba Santa to nurture and protect that which is ancient, sacred and wild within yourself. Use it when you need encouragement or courage.
It is traditionally used for protection and setting boundaries. Yerba Santa has also been used for love, purification, growth, empowerment and beauty, and the release of emotional pain stored in the heart chakra.
Burn the leaves as smudge to purify spaces and to clear heavy or dark energies from people. Crushed leaves can be added to herbal smoking mixes.
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References ~ *Available for purchase in store
*Llewellyn’s Complete Book of Correspondences by Sandra Kynes
*Entering Hekate’s Garden by Cyndi Brannen
*Flower Essences from the Witch’s Garden by Nicholas Pearson
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*Journeys with Plant Spirits by Emma Farrell
A Druid’s Herbal by Ellen Evert Hopman
A Journey into Herbal Healing: Blue Feather’s Herbal by Randall White
*Wild Witchcraft by Rebecca Beyer
*Wild Magic by Danu Forest
*A Witch’s Guide to Wildcraft by JD Walker
*The Druid Plant Oracle, Carr-Gomm and Worthington
*Book of Stones by Robert Simmons & Naisha Ahsian
*Medicine Grove: A Shamanic Herbal by Loren Cruden
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