**Disclaimer:
If you decide to ingest any of these herbs, you didn't get the idea from me.
Consult a professional when dealing with whether or not you should actually
consume your magickal mixtures.**
The Magick of Herbs
Lavender
and fragrant rose,
The
fertile seeds of love it sows.
Mugwort
for a Samhain scrying;
Hemlock
for a broomstick flying.
Rowan
tree to ward off harm;
High
John for a mojo charm;
Hazel
for a wand conductive;
Lovage
root for spells seductive.
Yarrow’s
good for divination;
Devil’s-bit
for good vibrations;
Rue
and dill to evil quell;
And
mandrake for a wondrous spell.
—from
Priestess and Pentacle
by Gerina
Dunwich
Okay, well hopefully you've all visited
Part 6, and know my opinion how to select herbs when creating a mixture of your
own. I would like to comment that a mix of yin and yang can be alright, as
yin/yang represents, there must be balance. When you achieve spiritual and
elemental balance in your recipes you unlock its true potential.
That information in mind, I will
continue to include = masculine/feminine (where the info is available),
Element, Energy, and obviously the Properties (and perhaps a little tidbit should I find something particularly
interesting in one of my many books).
So we got that down. "But what
herbs do I use for such a purpose?" That's this next part. Hold tight,
today's section of ~deep voice here~ PSYCHIC FOLIAGE is...
wait
for it...
Herb
and Garden(
heh heh. "Psychic Foliage".)
(and
tonight I cant seem to find one of my correspondence books. Oh well. 7 books
and several websites should be enough to get me through this... I would
hope lol -_^)
Angelica, Masculine
Element: Fire
Energy: yang
Properties: divination, dream
work, energy (spiritual), insight, inspiration, introspection, messages/ omens
(from angels, dreams), self-work, the senses (listening), spirits (holy),
spirituality, stimulation, visions
Tidbit:
**Not that I’m condoning this, but found it interesting- Smoking the
Leaves is Said to Induce Visions** Does that go for deeply inhaling the
fumes from the cauldron? Hmmm…=D
Basil, Masculine
Element: Fire
Energy: yang
Properties: the
afterlife, clairvoyance, clarity, concentration/ focus, divination, energy,
memory/ memories, messages/ omens, the mind (clear), psychic ability,
stimulation (mental)
Tidbit: Can
be used in love divination by placing two basil leaves on a live coal. If they
quickly burn, the relationship will be harmonious. Certain amounts of crackling
mean many quarrels. If they fly apart with intense crackling, the relationship
is undesirable.
Borage, Masculine
Element: Air
Energy: ?
Properties: Tea of Borage
is said to induce psychic powers.
Tidbit: Float the flowers in a ritual bath to raise one's spirits. Carry or burn
as an incense to increase courage and strength of character. Sprinkle an infusion of Borage around the house to ward off evil.
as an incense to increase courage and strength of character. Sprinkle an infusion of Borage around the house to ward off evil.
Catnip, Feminine
Element: Water
Energy: yin
Properties: dream work, energy,
psychic ability, spirits
Tidbit: Feeding to cats
creates a psychic bond between you and the cat. Mix with Dragon's Blood to rid oneself of a behavioral problem or bad habit.
Comfrey, Feminine
Element: Earth, Air, Water
Energy: yin
Properties: astral realm,
dream work (remember dreams), memory/ memories, psychic ability, stability,
stimulation
Dandelion, Masculine
Element: Air
Energy: yang
Properties: beginnings
(spiritual), clairvoyance, clarity, communication, divination, dream work,
messages/ omens, the mind, prophecy, psychic ability, spirits (summon),
spirituality
Tidbit: The root, when dried,
ground, and roasted like coffee makes a tea that promotes Psychic Powers. The
steam from this tea by a bedside will call spirits.
Gardenia, Feminine
Element: Water
Energy: Yin
Properties: astral realm,
spirits, spirituality
Tidbit: Scatter dried
Gardenia around a room to promote peaceful vibrations
Geranium, Feminine
Element: Water
Energy: yin
Properties: astral realm,
communication, concentration/ focus, energy (psychic), spirituality,
wisdom
Tidbit: All scented
geraniums have various magickal properties, most of which can be deduced from
the scent. I.E., Nutmeg-scented geraniums will have the properties of nutmeg
and so on.
Heather, Feminine
Element: Water
Energy: Yin
Properties: dream work,
spiritual healing, messages/omens in dreams, psychic ability, spirits,
spirituality, visions
Heliotrope, Masculine
Element: Fire, water
Energy: yin
Properties: clairvoyance,
dream work (place beneath pillow to induce prophetic dreams), messages/omean
(dreams), psychic ability, spirituality.
Hibiscus, Feminine
Element: Water
Energy: yin
Properties: clairvoyance,
concentration/ focus, divination, psychic ability, sensitivity
Honeysuckle, Masculine
Element: Fire
Energy: yang
Properties: the mind,
spirits
Iris, Feminine
Element: Water
Energy: Yin
Properties: clarity,
concentration/ focus, messages/ omens, money (blue), psychic ability, wisdom
Jasmine, Feminine
Element: Water
Energy: Yin
Properties: astral realm,
clarity, communication, dream work, psychic ability, spirits, spirituality,
stimulation, visions. Added to satchets and other love mixtures it attracts
spiritual, rather than physical, love. Burn in a bedroom to induce prophetic
dreams.
Lady’s Mantle, Feminine
Element: Water
Energy: Yin
Properties: Spirituality
Lavender, Masculine
Element: Air
Energy: yang
Properties: clarity,
communication, concentration/ focus, connections, divination, dream work, intuition,
psychic ability, spirits
Tidbit: Wish Divination-
Place Lavender under your pillow while thinking of your wish, shortly before
going to sleep. In the morning, any dreams relating to your wish are a sign it
will come true. No dreams or ones unrelated mean that it will not manifest.
Lilac, Feminine
Element: Water
Energy: Yin
Properties: clairvoyance,
concentration/ focus, divination, dream work, memory/ memories (past life), the
mind (clear), prophecy, spirits (attract, contact), spirituality
Marigold, Masculine
Element: Fire
Energy: yang
Properties:
communication, divination, dream work, messages/omens, visions
Tidbit: Scattered under the
bed Marigold protects and induces prophetic dreams.
Marjoram, Masculine
Element: Air
Energy: yang
Properties: the
afterlife, concentration/ focus, connections, consciousness, psychic ability
Mugwort, Feminine
Element: Earth
Energy: Yin
Properties: astral realm,
clairvoyance, divination, dream work, energy (psychic), messages/ omens
(dreams), protection (psychic), psychic ability, spirits (general, see),
visions.
A pillow stuffed with mugwort and slept
on can induce prophetic dreams. Also burned with Sandalwood or Wormwood during
scrying, and a mugwort infusion is drunk prior to divination.
Peppermint, Masculine
Element: Fire
Energy: yang
Properties:
divination, dream work, messages/omens (in dreams), mental power, psychic
ability, visions
Tidbit: It’s presence raises
vibrations of the area. Burned on your altar, will call good spirits to be
present and aid you in magick.
Rose, Feminine
Element: Water
Energy: Yin
Properties: the
afterlife, clairvoyance, divination, dream work, message/ omens (dreams),
psychic ability, spirituality, wisdom. A tea of rose-buds drunk before sleep
can induce prophetic dreams.
Rosemary, Masculine
Element: Fire
Energy: yang
Properties: the
afterlife, communication, concentration/ focus, confidence, dream work
(remember dreams), intuition, knowledge, learning, memory/ memories, the
mind, power (inner, magical, mental), protection (psychic, spiritual), psychic
ability, spirits,wisdom. To receive knowledge or an answer to a question,
burn Rosemary on charcoal and smell it’s smoke.
Tidbit: Though often a
substitute for Frankencense, Rosemary can be used in substitution of most herbs.
St. John’s Wort, Masculine
Element: Fire
Energy: yang
Properties: beginnings
(spiritual), divination, dream work, protection (psychic), spirits,
spirituality, stimulation
Tidbit: Gathered at Midsummer
or on a Friday and worn, St. John’s Wort keeps mental illness at bay and cures
melancholy.
Sage, Masculine
Element: Air, Earth
Energy: Yin
Properties: clairvoyance,
concentration/ focus, divination, insight, introspection, knowledge,
memory/ memories, the mind (clear), prophecy, protection (psychic),
psychic ability, the senses (strengthen), spirits, spirituality, stimulation,
visions, wisdom
Thyme, Feminine
Element: Air, Water
Energy: Yin
Properties: activate/
awaken (the mind), awareness, clairvoyance, divination, energy (general,
psychic), protection (general, spiritual), psychic ability, stimulation
Yarrow, Feminine
Element: Water
Energy: Yin
Properties: clairvoyance,
divination, dream work, energy (cosmic, spiritual), protection (general,
psychic, spiritual), psychic ability, skills, spirits (contact), spirituality,
stimulation, visions. The flowers are made into an infusion and the resulting
tea is drunk to enhance psychic ability.
And there we have it! More herbs to come but that'll do for this category.
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