Linden / Lime (Citrus acida)

Bark used for protection, leaves and flowers for immortality, good fortune, sleep and love, incense to encourage changes. [1]

Healing, love, protection. Ruled by the element of fire. [2]

Resources

[1] Green Witch by Ann Moura

[2] The Hearth Witch’s Compendium by Anna Franklin

Lemon (Citrus x lemon)

Cleansing, love, protection. Ruled by the moon and the element of water. [1]

Lemon. Love, protection, prosperity, purification, friendship, harmony, happiness, awareness. Grow your own lemon tree from seeds from inside a grocery store lemon. Using your creativity, you can invent a great spell for prosperity, or grow extra trees and give them away to help bond friendships. [2]

Resources

[1] The Hearth Witch’s Compendium by Anna Franklin

[2] Practical Witch’s Almanac 2022 by Friday Gladheart

Lavender (Lavender spp.)

Purification, healing, cleansing, meditation, peace, harmony, Midsummer. Ruled by the planet Mercury and the element of air. Sacred to Cernunnos, Circe, Hekate, Medea, Saturn, and serpent goddesses.

Lavender – Spiritual development, psychic growth, divination, sensitivity to the Otherworld, blessings.

Attracts elves, burn for purification, peace, use in bath for purification, burn at Litha as offering, love, psychic awareness, healing.[1]

Resources

[1] Green Witchcraft by Ann Moura

Almond (Prunus dulcis, sy. prunus amygdalus / Amygdalus communis / Amygdalus dulcis)

Ostara, regeneration, divination, fertility, love, luck, money. Ruled by the planets Mercury and the sun, the element of air, and the star sign of Gemini. Sacred to Amacas, Attis, Car, Carmenta, the Caryatids, Cybele, Demophoon, Freya, Metis, Nana, Phyllis, and Zeus. [1]

Resources

[1] The Hearth Witch’s Compendium by Anna Franklin

Aloe Vera (Aloe barbadensis, Aloe indica, Aloe perfoliata, Aloe vulgaris)

Healing, love, home protection, divination, spiritual development. Ruled by the moon and the element of water. Sacred to Aeacus, Amun Ra, Artemis, Chandra, Indra, moon goddesses, Rhadamanthus, Venus, Vulcan, and Yama. [1]

Succulents. Protection, prosperity, abundance, good luck, friendship, healing. In addition to these correspondences, certain succulents are especially suited to specific intentions:

  • Aloe. Healing, fertility. [2]

Resources

[1] The Hearth Witch’s Compendium by Anna Franklin

[2] Practical Witch’s Almanac 2022 by Friday Gladheart