Samhain

Published on October 1, 2022April 26, 2022 by adanalunaLeave a comment

Herbs

Heather, mullein, patchouli, and sage may be burned; acorns, apples, pumpkins, oak leaves, straw, broom, dittany, ferns and flax may be decorations. [Green Witchcraft]

Apple (Malus spp.)

Published on April 9, 2020May 3, 2022 by adanalunaLeave a comment

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

Parsley (Petroselinum cirspum syn. P. satirum)

Published on March 6, 2020May 3, 2022 by adanalunaLeave a comment

Purification, protection. [Green Witchcraft]

The underworld, ancestral knowledge, the dead, autumn equinox, Samhain. Ruled by the planet Mercury and the element of air. Sacred to Aphrodite, Archemorus, death gods and goddesses, Persephone, and Venus. [The Hearth Witch’s Companion]