Elder (Sambucus nigra)

Caution: Seeds are poisonous. Wards negative thoughts when used as wind chimes, blessings, power, energy, strength, cleansing, offering, wood NOT to be burned as it is sacred to Hecate, see fairies in these trees at Litha, flowers may be used as an altar offering and as an incense for blessing and consecration, berries may be made into Esbat wine, the flowers may be added to a candle spell addressed to Hecate during the new moon, associated with Monday. [Green Witchcraft]

The dried blossom makes a good fixative for herbal incenses. It can be particularly added to Beltane and Midsummer incense, and is sacred to dryads, fairies, and Venus. The leaves should be gathered on Midsummer morning to add to healing incense. The bark and berries may be collected in the early autumn for crone aspects of the Goddess, including Holda, Hulda, the Elder Mother, and Hel. Ruled by the planet Venus and the element of air. [The Hearth Witch’s Compendium]

Thyme (Thymus vulgaris)

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]

Parsley (Petroselinum cirspum syn. P. satirum)

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]

Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum syn. Cinnamonum lauraceae)

Burn for spiritual and psychic powers, protection, and success. [Green Witchcraft]

Purification, raises magical vibration, peace, healing, blessing, lust, money, healing. Ruled by the sun and fire. Sacred to Aesculapius, Aphrodite, Helios, Ra, and Venus. [The Hearth Witch’s Compendium]

Blackberry (Rubus fructicosus)

Protection, health, prosperity, pies for Lughnasadh. [Green Witchcraft]

Autumn equinox, harvest, abundance, death, consecrating the cup or cauldron. Ruled by the planet Venus, the element of water, and the sign of Aries. Sacred to Brigantia, Brighid, fairies, and harvest goddesses. [The Hearth Witch’s Compendium]