Tag: Love

Apple (Malus spp.)

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Bury in the garden on Samhain as food for the departing spirits, love (share an apple with the one you love), health, attracts unicorns, associated with Friday. [Green Witchcraft]

Fertility, lust, love, marriage, immortality, fidelity, harvest, initiation, wisdom. Ruled by the sun and Venus, the element of water, and the sign of Taurus. Sacred to Aphrodite, Apollo, Bel, Ceridwen, Demeter, Diana, Eve, Flora, Godiva, Herakles, Hesperides, Iduna, Inanna, Kore, Lugh, Meliae, Morgana, Nehallenia, Olwen, Perspephone, Pomona, sun gods, Titaea, Venus, and Zeus. [1]

Resources

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

Catnip (Nepeta cataria)

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Love and cat magic. Drunk as a warm tea for restful sleep and healing dreams. [Green Witchcraft]

Trances, shapeshifting work. Ruled by the planet Venus and the element of water. Sacred to Bast and Sekhmet. [The Hearth Witch’s Compendium]

Resources

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

Willow (Salix spp.)

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Burn bark with sandalwood for divination, love, protection, associated with Monday. [Green Witchcraft]

Water, the underworld, poetry, death, witches, the moon, birth, the feminine, intution, inspiration Sacred to Artemis, Anatha, Belili, Belin, Belinos, Brigantia, Brighid, Cailleach, Callisto, Calypso, Ceres, Circe, Europa, Hekate, Hera, Osisis, Persephone, Poseidon, Psyche, the Rusalki, and Zeus. [The Hearth Witch’s Compendium]

Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)

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Burn for purification, wards negativity, protection, love, health, grown to attract elves, blessing, consecration, courage, happiness, peace. [Green Witchcraft]

Mind and the memory, concentration, meditation, healing, love, marriage, births, funerals, memorial services, protection, dispelling negativity and evil, attraction fairies, spells designed to retain youth. Ruled by the sun, the element of fire, and the zodiac sign of Aries. [The Hearth Witch’s Compendium]

Jasmine (Jasminum officinalis)

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Happiness, peace. [Green Witchcraft]

Meditation, psychic dreams, aphrodisiac, love, sex, boosting a depleted aura and giving it protection. Ruled by the moon and the element of water. Sacred to Artemis Diana, Ganesha, maternal aspects of the Goddess, Quan Yin, Virgin Mary, Vishnu, and Zeus. [The Hearth Witch’s Compendium]

Thyme (Thymus vulgaris)

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Wards negativity, divination, burn for purification and healing spells. [Green Witchcraft]

Warrior path, courage, strength, purification, protection (especially from nightmares), remembrance of the dead, healing, love attraction. Ruled by the planet Venus, the element of water, and the star sign Aries. Sacred to Ares, fairies, and Mars. [The Hearth Witch’s Compendium]

Marigold (Calendula officinalis)

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Marriage spells, clairvoyant dreams (in a pillow), mixed with water and rubbed over the eyelids to see fairies, protection, enhanced psychic powers, divination, pick in full sun. [Green Witchcraft]

Consecration, constancy, love, protection. Ruled by the sun, the element of fire, and the sign Leo. Sacred to sun gods. [The Hearth Witch’s Compendium]

Basil (Ocimum basilicum)

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Protection, wealth, love, repels negativity, incense for balance. [Green Witchcraft]

Healing, revitalizing, love, initiation, business, fidelity, happiness, harmony, home, money. Rued by the planet Mars, the element of fire, and the sign of Scorpio. Sacred to Erzulie, Krishna, Lakshmi, and Vishnu. [The Hearth Witch’s Compendium]