Some Herbs And Their Magical Properties From Cunningham's Encyclopedia Of Magical Herbs 🌿

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full moon (supermoon) [in gemini]: december 13th good for: communication, public relations, change of residence, writing

new moon [in capricorn]: december 29th good for: careers, political matters, ambition, determination, organization, recognition, control

Dream Work In Witchcraft: What is it?

Part 1 of a Series, for more search #Oneironautics on my blog or leave me an ask.

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Dream Work or Dream Magick can refer to a number of different things from the perspective of witchcraft and the occult practitioner. This can include but is not limited to: 

Lucid Dreaming - Also known as Oneironautics. The act of becoming aware that you are in a dream. Often the lucid dreamer is able to interact with or even control their dream from inside of it to cultivate a desired experience.

Dream Interpretation - Analyzing dreams to derive meaning from symbolism and interaction that occurs while dreaming.

Dream Divination/ Prophetic Dreams - Also known as Oneiromancy. Often paired with interpretation, the act of gaining premature or previously unknown insight on a situation through dreams. 

Dream Spirit Communication - Sending or receiving direct communication from or to spirits in a dreamscape. This can include meeting entities, spirits, gods, etc for the first time, hearing their voice, receiving a sign or confirmation, or even meeting with them face to face. 

Dream Shadow Work- Exploring the subconscious and fears through nightmares 

and Dream Spellcasting - utilizing dreams to fuel or fulfill a spell. Included in this is intentionally using lucid dreaming to astral travel or cast a particular spell in the dream world. 

Next Up: Terms & Vocabulary

Easy Blessing Candles Put tea light candles on a stove top (electric works best because it’s a flatter surface than gas stoves) on low heat. Melt the wax and then dash with herbs of choice. Then let them sit at room temperature to harden. 

Reading Candles for Yes/No Answers

High, steady flame: Yes

Low, steady flame: No

Short, weak flame: No

Dancing flame:Needs more focus. Reground and try again.

Violent flickering flame: Strong no. Take this as a warning if you are certain this isn’t caused by an outside force or natural defect in candle.

Sputtering/Cracking flame: There is more to your answer than a simple yes or no,

Dual flame: Thinking, wait for answer.

Flame leaning to left: Yes

Flame leaning to right: No

Candle will not light: Ask later

Candle will not go out: You are not done yet. There is more you need to hear.

Candle goes out during session: Now is not the time to ask.

Ok, witches! I gotta tell you about meteorological symbols!

There’s one for every weather condition you can think of! You can probably find a longer list in the back of a dictionary, or just search Google images.

You can use them as sigils on their own, or use them as inspiration to make your own sigils!

Use them for weather summoning!

Use the symbols as a substitute for certain weather conditions! For example, if a spell calls for rainwater and you live in the desert, use the meteorological symbol for heavy rain.

Use the metaphorical attributes of the symbols in spells! For example, a hurricane for added energy, or fog for concealment.

The list goes on!

A guide by gumnutmagic on Instagram

I thought it could be useful in spells and knot magic !

In the Celtic tradition, nettles are great to ward off spirits when worn, protect your home and may also boost your sexual performances if placed under the mattress.

🌹How To Use Roses in Witchcraft🌹

⭐Add roses to Banishing Spells to overcome a bad habit

⭐Use rose petals in your bath for attraction rituals

⭐Make rose water

⭐Use the thorns from roses in Protection Spells or to deflect negative energies

⭐Can be used in any Beauty Spells

⭐Stuff rose petals into poppets/dolls for love, romance, and attraction.

⭐Rose colors mean different things. Use them for specific energies:

White- New Begins, Purity

Pink- Sweetness, Sincerity

Yellow- Friendship, Cheerfulness

Purple- Love at first Sight, Royalty

Black- Major Changes, Mystery

Red- Love, Passion

⭐Enchant a rose or a bouquet of roses before giving them to someone

⭐Use wilted roses for opposite effect (wilted purple rose being disinterest at first sight.) Not to be confused with dried roses. Roses left to naturally decay on a rose bush as much as possible.

⭐Sprinkle red rose buds on a candle to help bring in loving energy. Yellow rose buds to bring in friendships, etc.

⭐Use roses in tea to bring love, healing, and protection into your being.

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When putting together any kind of job spell, I always include items/herbs for four intents:

Wealth - actual physical currency I can use to pay bills and buy food.

Prosperity - long term ‘doing well for myself’ beyond just ‘having money for food and bills’, but really having at least the potential to Go Places

Luck - because heck knows I need luck in job interviews and to get people to look at my resume and application

Happiness - oh god, I didn’t include this in the first job spells I did, and LEMME TELL YOU, I wound up with a job that paid decently and had lots of potential for promotion, and I ABSOLUTELY COULD NOT STAND my boss or my coworkers, the work itself was awful, and I cannot describe the absolute dread that filled me before going in to every shift.

[Protip: Aventurine has all four of these properties]

Magickal Properties of: Rose

Scientific Names:

There are over 300 species of roses, with more than 1000 cultivars. Roses are believed to have first been cultivated in China, historically dating back to 5000 years. The following seem to be the most common varieties that are sold as oils or marketed for magickal use. However, this is only speculation and may not be entirely accurate.

Rosa Gallica - Also known as the French Rose or Apothecary Rose, it is native to southern and central Europe. It is believed that this rose variety was first cultivated by the Greek’s and Romans.

Rosa Centifolia - This type of rose is also sometimes called the Cabbage Rose.

Rosa Damascena - Also known as the Damask Rose or Rose of Castile.

Most Rose oil is derived from the Rosa Centifolia and Damascena varieties. Although they differ a bit in color and fragrance, they share similar properties and uses. Rose oil is also quite expensive. For magickal purposes, it is more economical to use fresh roses or dried rose petals.

Correspondences

Energetic: Receptive

Element: Water

Astrological: Venus, Taurus

Deities: Isis, Hathor, Aphrodite, Demeter, Eros, Hulda, Aurora

Symbolism for Divination or Spell Associations: Love, Fertility, Romance, Protection, Beauty, Luck, Joy, Emotions

Uses

Use in sachets, spell bottles, teas, incense blends, anointing oils, to dress a candle, in a bath.

Use in spells for healing, love, peace, protection, beauty, to avoid conflict, to calm stress and to resolve problems peacefully.

Rose is one of the most versatile plants. Rose petals can be incorporated into any spell, ritual or meditation to enhance its effects. Rose is particularly potent in workings that focus on protection because roses protect in the energetic vibration of love and compassion. Roses have a fierce, yet gentle energy.

A single rose placed inside a glass of water on an altar can be used as a singular, but powerful focus for a spell.

Use rose petals in a bath to encourage beauty, healing and to attract love.

Carry rose petals in a sachet for protection.

Sprinkle rose petals in the home or around a space to resolve conflict and calm upheavals.

Roses planted in a garden are said to attract faeries.

Rose petals blended into a tea can induce prophetic dreams and assist with divination.

Use rose thorns to carve sigils into candles to enhance the spell.

Notes

If you are going to drink rose as a tea, or burn it as an incense, be sure to research thoroughly and buy your roses at food grade quality from a reputable source. Not all roses are grown for consumption and may have been exposed to dangerous pesticides and/or chemicals to help preserve them once cut. If you ingest roses that have been treated with chemicals, they may irritate the digestive tract.

Rose water is very good for the skin.

Roses also carry correspondences with spiritual enlightenment in some sacred traditions.

Sources & Links

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Healing Remedies- C. Norman Shealy MD, PhD - Harper Collins Publishers

Herb Magic: An Introduction to Magical Herbalism and Spells - Patty Wigingron, Illustrations by Mel Baxter - Rockridge Press

The Modern Witchcraft Guide to Magickal Herbs: Your Complete Guide to the Hidden Powers of Herbs - Judy Ann Nock - Adams Media

Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs: Expanded and Revised Edition - Scott Cunningham - Llewellyn Publications

Herbal preparations

The Decoction:

Solution obtained by boiling the plants in a covered saucepan for twelve to thirty minutes, then strained.

The Infusion:

Solution obtained by pouring boiling water over the chopped plants and then filtering.

Herbal teas:

Solution obtained from infusion of decoction or maceration prepared with a lot of water and very few plants.

Maceration:

Solution obtained by leaving the plants in contact with cold water, wine or oil for a few hours, a few days, or a few weeks.

The sirup:

Solution obtained by adding a large amount of sugar, up to 70%, to the infusion or decoction.

The Poultice:

Paste containing oils, starches, mucilages which are generally applied hot to the skin.

The Balm:

Fragrant resin that flows from certain plants, by extension, fatty preparation for external use that calms pain or heals.

The Ointment:

Perfumed oil based on the aromatic essence of plants.

The dye:

Solution obtained by macerating between 5 and 10 days one part of dried medicinal substance, reduced to powder in 4 parts of alcohol.

Medicinal Wines:

Solutions obtained by pouring wine over the plants in a glass container, letting the whole thing macerate and shaking it from time to time, then filtering it.

The Essential Oil:

Volatile aromatic substance obtained from plant raw material either by steam distillation preferably at low pressure or by a dry distillation process called pyrogenation, more precisely the essential oil is considered as the distilled essence of the plant and has the advantage of not containing any fatty substance.

Floral Water:

Or Hydrolat, is the condensed water vapor resulting from the distillation of an aromatic plant and / or a flower which naturally separates from the essential oil at the exit of the still and which is charged with molecules aromatic during distillation, rich in versatile active ingredients. Floral water has an aromatic molecule concentration varying between 0.05 and 0.1%. It complements and reinforces the action of the essential oil, thus allowing safe use.

The Extract:

These are aqueous or alcoholic macerations that are more or less concentrated by evaporation, in this way thick or solid fluid extracts are obtained.

Fresh Juice:

The fresh juice is obtained from crushed and pressed fresh plants. The juice obtained is put in the fridge for a day to let it settle and then it is filtered.

The powder:

Shade-dried plants are finely cut and then pulverized in a mortar. These single plants or in a mixture are sold in sachets (infusette) to make herbal teas that do not need to be strained.

Grimoire of Plants

Airmid

Plants consecration ritual

Stang by wicca witch

Bundle for fire by druidisme des haies

Haw to prune your herbs by little witchy gardeen

The sacred trees of beltane by druidisme des haies

Druid trees of power by druidisme des haies

Witch ball

Little witchy tricks

All about 24 wand woods

Tea craft your witch's brew

Brew recipes

Basic colors correspondences by safety-pin-witch

Magical Waters

Herbs and their uses in witchcraft

Magical Powders

Herbs in kitchen for green magic

kitchen witchery poster

Herbs for protection

Herb and Flora properties

Magical Oils

Essential Oils for spriritual protection

Gemstones and their meanings

Protective jar for the house

Magic bottle for the protection of home, property and people

Magic candles

Mama Bree's magical powders

How to make a spell jar

Irish healing water spell

Spell jar ingredients and wax sealing poster

Magic Oils for the sabbaths and flying Oitments

Sabbats :

Litha - Midsummer

Sacred herbs of Midsummer

Agrimony

Angelica

Absinthe - Wormwood

Bay leaves

Beladonna

Cloves

Garlic - Wild Garlic

Honey therapeutic properties

Magic Honey (and 2 spell jar

Laurel

Lilac

Fern (Male and Eagle)

Mandrake

St john's Wort

Verbena