by Lily Oak

Created on: March 03, 2010   Last Updated: March 05, 2010

Herbs, Plants & Resins

Plants form an integral part of magic. They can be used to decorate places and alters, they can be turned into incense or burnt as smudge sticks.

In an ideal world we would all grow and harvest our own herbs, or forage for wild ones our self. If you do decide to go down the route of growing your own I would recommend using a book such as

‘Gardening and Planting by The Moon…’ in order to gain maximum magical energy in them. If you decide to collect plants and herbs from the wild please be respectful of where you collect them from and give something back, collect seed pods from that area and scatter them to help the area grow.

It is unlikely that you will be able to grow or collect everything you wish to use yourself, in these cases please use a reputable online retailer that stocks from organic sustainable sources.

Listed below are my favourites and what I used them for. The magical correspondences given are a good reflection of the generally accepted ones, however as with everything in magic, there will be variations for everyone. As always the more you practice the more you will get a feel for what works best for you.

Birch - Starting anew, clearing away unwanted past influences and offering protection to new ventures.

Borage - Courage, power and strength, particularly psychic strength.

Buttercup - Wealth and abundance, making a risk pay off.

Calendula - Associated with death rites and psychic development.

Cardamom - Love, lust, passion and sex.

Copal - Purification and cleansing.

Coriander - Can be added to red wine for simple lust potion.

Dogwood - Silence and protecting secrets.

Dragons Blood - Power, energy, strength and determination. Love and sex. Protection and cleansing. Can be added to any other element to add potency to spells.

Eyebright - Insight, thinking clearly and psychic work.

Fennel - Protection and purification.

Fir Needles - Change, new beginnings, progress, birth and re-birth

Frankincense - Meditation, visions and spiritual growth. Blessing, protection and purification. Love, courage and healing.

Gardenia - Harmony, peace and love.

Ginger - Courage, sex, love and money.

Hawthorn - Fertility, sex and new beginnings. Use in spells for personal growth and in love spells for finding your soul mate.

Hazel - Can grant wishes. Knowledge and wisdom.

Heather - Good luck and spiritual development.

Hops - Sleep, healing and exorcism.

Holly - Protection and strength.

Honeysuckle - Moving on in life, intuitiveness.

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