Herbs

Grow in strength,
flourish in power.
Bestow your essence into my spell.

From the ground
to the sky.
Convey your vitality into my working.

Ascend, ascend,
and unfurl your radiance.
Bear your virtue to my craft.

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Herbs provide a connection to Nature through the magickal powers contained within. Using them in spells allows their influences to be incorporated, thus enhancing the desired effects.

All herbs can be used in constructive or destructive ways according to their associations and relative to the intent of the practitioner and spell. They are most commonly used in sachets, incenses, oils, and potions (not ingested).

Note: While herbs may be used medicinally, the focus here is on their magickal use. Care should always be taken in the handling and storage of herbs, as some may be allergenic, poisonous, or toxic.

Agrimony
Emotional balance, centering, magickal energy, compassion, sympathy

Allspice
Prosperity, luck, money, employment, sex, fertility

Aloe
Healing, protection, exorcism

Angelica
Exorcism, banishment, psychic ability, blessing, sympathy, inspiration

Anise
Dream (prophetic), psychic ability, protection

Basil
Love, fidelity, compassion, prosperity, luck, success, employment

Bay
Petition, clarity, dream (prophetic), wisdom, magickal energy, healing, gratitude

Benzoin
Prosperity, happiness, harmony

Bergamot
Cleansing, calming, mental balance, happiness, health

Black pepper
Banishment, exorcism, curse-breaking, protection, binding

Black tea
Strength, courage, magickal energy, centering, inspiration, familiar magick

Calendula
Clarity, weather (sunny), peace, friendship, purification

Caraway
Health, fidelity, memory

Cardamom
Passion, love, compassion

Catnip
Familiar magick, happiness

Chamomile
Calming, sleep, emotional balance, purification, chastity

Cinnamon
Magickal energy, inspiration, success, wish, finding, prosperity, money, employment, sex

Clove
Centering, protection, banishment, exorcism, binding

Comfrey
Travel, prosperity, luck

Coriander
Love, passion, longevity, health, healing

Cumin
Exorcism, banishment, passion, fidelity

Dandelion
Wish, finding, blessing, dream (prophetic), travel

Dill
Protection, passion

Dragon's Blood
Protection, courage, strength, magickal energy, curse-breaking

Echinacea
Health, longevity, harmony, memory

Eucalyptus
Healing, cleansing, purification, exorcism, calming, clarity, happiness

Fennel
Healing, strength, courage

Frankincense
Purification, peace, wisdom, centering, sympathy, psychic ability, success

Ginger
Passion, courage, purification, healing, blessing, centering, employment

Green tea
Health, money, prosperity, employment

Hyssop
Banishment, harmony, purification

Lavender
Calming, peace, sleep, dream (pleasant), harmony, emotional balance, mental balance, gratitude, chastity

Mace
Psychic ability, intellect, clarity, memory

Marjoram
Love, happiness, health, prosperity, confidence

Mistletoe
Love, fertility, dream (prophetic)

Mugwort
Healing, sympathy, confidence

Mullein
Courage, compassion, dream (pleasant)

Myrrh
Blessing, wisdom, gratitude, magickal energy, protection, cleansing, exorcism

Nutmeg
Luck, harmony, fidelity

Oregano
Strength, longevity, happiness, friendship, passion, sex

Orris root
Love, success, harmony, centering, confidence

Parsley
Protection, prosperity, fidelity

Passionflower
Peace, emotional balance, inspiration, friendship, sympathy

Patchouli
Success, luck, fertility, love, mental balance, psychic ability, compassion

Pennyroyal
Strength, travel, peace, inspiration

Pepper, black
(See Black pepper)

Peppermint
Intellect, psychic ability, clarity, dream (prophetic), healing, sleep, confidence

Poppy
Fertility, sex, love, luck

Rose
Love, compassion, sympathy, peace

Rosemary
Friendship, health, luck, centering, cleansing, wisdom, weather (rainy)

Sage
Purification, cleansing, longevity, wisdom, memory

Sandalwood
Protection, wish, purification, banishment

Sesame
Prosperity, wish, finding, money

Tarragon
Confidence, courage, passion, wisdom

Tea, black
(See Black tea)

Tea, green
(See Green tea)

Thyme
Emotional balance, healing, health, dream (pleasant), sleep, courage, psychic ability, sympathy

Tobacco
Centering, psychic ability, curse-breaking, exorcism, banishment, familiar magick

Valerian
Emotional balance, sleep, love, harmony, calming

Vervain
Protection, banishment, purification, inspiration, emotional balance, peace, chastity

Vetiver
Intellect, prosperity

Wormwood
Psychic ability, magickal energy, petition

Yarrow
Strength, confidence, courage, harmony, luck, passion, success