Herb Knowledge: Rue

 

Rue

 

Magicakal uses include healing, health, mental powers, freedom and protection against the evil eye. Use as an Asperger to cast salt water for purification of the circle or removing negativity from the home. Hand the dried herb indoors to help yourself see and understand your mistakes. Burn to banish negativity or bad habits. Add to incenses and poppets to prevent illness or speed recovery. Add to baths to break hexes and curses that may have been placed against you.



Herb Knowledge: Groundsel



Groundsel

 

It is for health and healing; its very name means "remedy". This herb flowers year around and grows in abundance just about everywhere. It is associated with Venus and is a powerful in love and attraction charms, but can also protect against the fairy blast, sometimes called "fairy dart". This is a favorite herb of fairy doctors in Eire and can be used in all aspects of faery healing. It will also aid in tempering femine imbalances as well as easing belly cramps. 

Herb Knowledge: Fairy Flax



Fairy Flax

 

Represents money, sovereignty, beauty, protection and psychic ability. It is an excellent choice of herb for connecting with the Sidhe, a noble class of fairy and protecting against unwanted sorcery. Around the house it will help repel negative energy and deter harmful faery mischief. This plant will assist in fairy communication of all types and is a good choice for an offering to the Faerie Queene. Culpeper tells us it is under the dominion of Mars. 

Herb Knowledge: Vervain

Vervain

 

Powerful protective herb, that is said to be able to take away a witches power. It is an excellent choice for divination and warding spells and used to protect against demons. It is also known as "Wild Valerian" it is though to confer immortality and has a calming effect on humans and dogs. It attracts cats and rate and said that pied piper carried it in his pocket when he lured the rats away. Vervain around the house will help abundant revenues.

 

Verain was a favored herb for the druids and used in magic rituals. It was though to protect the bearer against witches spells and to ward of the Evil Eye. Placing it on a small cut the hand was believed to bestow the ability to open locked and bolted doors once the hand has fully healed.

 

The witches herb. love, protection, purification, peace, money, youth, Chasity, sleep, healing. Empowers any magick especially love spells. Enhances the dreaming process and is recommended for dream quests. Used to consecrate and empower any ritual tools, protects from negative emotions and depression. Used in house and home blessings. Turns back negativity.



Herb Knowledge: Juniper

Juniper

 

It is use for household protection, seeing ghosts and health. Use the dried berries to include in sachets, potpourris and as decorator for altar dressings. When used on a incense coal it is said to intoxicate spirits into becoming visible as well as increasing your power to them.

 

Also banishes all things injurious to good health; attracts good, healthy energies and love. Juniper can be carried by males to increase potency. Use a string of the berries to attract love. Burn for magical protection. Place a prig of it near the door to a home or with valuables to help safeguard against theft. Use juniper oil to magical workings to increase money and prosperity.

Herb Knowledge: Basil

Basil

 

It connected with the sun it can be used fresh, dried or in oils. The magickal properties of basil are: Fire energy, salamander magick, temple blessings and invokes the archtype of dragon and its power.

 

Not for use in incense. You can open your psychic eye with basil tea. Used in love spells to mend a love quarrel. It attracts luck and removes negative energies from your home with a basil infused floor wash or water spray.

 

Purification, protection, prosperity, Exorcism and love. This is a herb that can protect your home, by placing a small amount in each room. Whenever basil lies no evil can dwell. It is for this very reason that basil is used for baths for purification. Basil can also be used to bring fortune to those who carry it with them in business. 

Herb Knowledge: Catnip

 

Catnip

 

Grown near the home it attracts good spirits and great luck. Catnip is used in spells designed to enhance beauty and happiness. Large catnip leaves are pressed and used as bookmarks in magical texts to help energies the spell.

 

Catnip is bound to Venus and water. In magic it is though to be related to animals, love, luck, happiness and beauty. Grow catnip for your cat can create a psychic bond. Carry it with you in a sachets to attract good spirits and good luck. 

Herb Knowledge: Camphor

Camphor

 

Dreams, psychic awareness, and divination; adds strength to any mixture; used for purification and to increase personal influence and persuasiveness. Burn on incense or use camphor oil for ritual cleaning when moving into a new home or setting up a new altar. Add to water when scrying.

 

Also called Laurel Camphor, Gum Camphor

 

Poisonous in large quantities



Herb Knowledge: Five Finger Grass (Cinquefoil)



Five Finger Grass (Cinquefoil)

 

Old standby for money spells. In fact, most money incenses don't seem to work as well without it. Combined with soot, it has been used for hexing. It has also been used for protecting. Often used as a bath herb toward this purpose. Works better for protecting against negative influences than removing them. 

Herb Knowledge: Wood Betony

 

Wood Betony

 

Uses Include purification, protection, and the expulsion of evil spirits, nightmares, and despair. Excellent for magickal healing and protecting against dark fears of the emotions and imagination. A good addition to dream pillows. Carry in an amulet to draw love and strengthen the body. Burn to banish disharmony in a relationship. Pass through the smoke of burning wood betony at midsummer to purify the body of ills and evils. Burn with any uncrossing incense to defeat witchcraft. 



How to Make your Own Rose Water

Make your Own Rose Water

1. you will first need some rose petals. Pick some fresh rose petals, and then rinse them off with fresh water or use roses that have been placed on an altar for a week and have been infused with your prayers and intentions

2. Place your Petals in a glass container - I like to use a large mason jar.

3. Add Rose quartz stones and other crystals for love on top of your rose petals to energetically amplify your rose water with more love energy and blessings.

4. allow the water to "brew" for several days. I like to surround my water with healing crystals, like rose quartz, selenite crystals, clear quartz stones or any other crystals for love, to create a space radiating with love energy.

5. Strain the water and pour it into a spray bottle or small jar so that you can use it based on your needs.

after finishing your rose water, you can then add the rose petals to a bath if your want. add water to your bath and place the rose petals over your heart. you will feel the love energy and it will help to open your heart chakra.

Another way that you can make rose water is to add water and the rose petals to a large pot of distilled water. cover the pot with a lid and boil on a low flame. All the water to steam until the water has turned the color of a rose petal. Strain the water and leave it until it cool down. Then pour it into your container of choice and begin using.