Herbs -

Herbs should be an essential part of everyone’s magickal practice. They can be burned, infused with oils, taken internally, given as offerings, etc. There are many, many books on herbal magick and will provide you with much more detail than I can write on a simple web page. For many years Scott Cunningham was a leading authority on the subject with his book Magickal Herbalism, among many other of his published works. There seems to be more criticism these days over his practices, the primary one being that they are the “white bread” version or the blandest version of magick one can have. He did not take into account the darker side of the craft, and one cannot only focus on the light and ignore the dark, or magick will become dangerously unbalanced. Life is not all sweetness and sunshine, and neither is the craft. Read everything about your practice – the good AND the bad. You will need to have all of the proper tools to deal with day to day life because you cannot build a house with only screwdrivers. You will also need a hammer.

I have several books on herbs, and the problem that I’ve found with them is that they list herbs alphabetically, then record their uses. So, if I wanted to do something for healing, or luck, or whatever, I’d have to flip all through the books, sometimes multiple times, to find something to use. That’s inconvenient if you’re not a master herbalist, which I’m not. I’ve decided to provide a list of herbs listed according to the results they can achieve to make the process easier. This list is simple, however, and you’ll need to do research how you should use them.

You may notice that many herbs have many uses. Just like people, herbs have many skills. Some of these herbs also go by other names, so you might need to check if there’s another name used when trying to purchase in a farmer’s market as opposed to a magick shop. Always listen to your inner voice, and if you feel especially attached to an herb for a specific use, then use that herb. You will get much better results than if you used an herb with which you have no attachment. Remember that you get out of your magick what you put into it.

***Important note*** Never ingest any herbs unless you have done sufficient research to know that they will not kill you or make you ill. The healing herbs listed are not to be ingested, they are for burning, etc.

Attack:

Arnica flowers can be used to wound emotionally or cause conflict. Can be carried and made into tinctures.

Banishing, removing negativity, warding etc.:

Agrimony removes toxins, spells, and negativity. Can be burned, made into tea, tinctures, and sachets.
Blessed Thistle is used to clear negative energies, and in blessing invocations. Can be burned and made into teas.
Galangal Root is used release one from spells and to bring good luck, and stimulate
Can be carried, used in teas and sachets.
Mullein Leaf is used for clarity, release of negativity, and healing. It is used by burning, mixing in smoking blends, tinctures, and wearing.
Rue is known to ward off spells and to increase mental power. Used by burning, in sachets, and hanging.
Yarrow Flowers are used for divination and warding off negativity. This is done by burning, carried, teas and tinctures.

Blessing:

Elder Berry is used for blessings, protection, and for peaceful sleep. The berries can be carried, and infused in syrups and wines.
Myrrh Gum powder is used for blessing objects, strengthening other herbs, and purifying. It is used by burning, in sachets, and in incense mixtures.

Balance:

Pau d’Arco brings relevance and balance in life. Used by burning, teas, andin

Divination:

Yarrow Flowers are used for divination and warding off negativity. This is done by burning, carried, teas and tinctures.

Dreams & Visions:

Agrimony brings clear visions. Can be burned, made into tea, tinctures, and sachets.
Bay leaves can be used for psychic visions and dreams, as well as strengthen psychic abilities. Can be burned, used in sachets and infusions, and worn or put under pillows.
Cinquefoil (Five Fingers), represents good luck in five areas: love, money, health, power and wisdom. It is also used to aid psychic vision and for protection. Can be burned, and used in sachets, incenses, and baths.
Coltsfoot Leaf is used for psychic visions and peace spells. Can be burned and made into teas, tinctures and poultices.
Frankincense, an incense included in many religious rituals, is used for
protection, spiritual connections, visions, and for removing unwanted spirits.
Used by burning, sachets, and placing on the body.
Jasmine Flowers can be added to love mixtures to attract spiritual love. They
also are used for prophetic dreams. Used by burning, carrying on the person, sachets, and mixtures.
Lemon Grass is used for receptivity to dreams, psychic abilities and lust potions. Used by burning, blends, pillows, and teas.
Mugwort is used to purify, cleanse, to bring prophetic dreams, and to increase psychic powers. Mugwort is used by burning, smoldering, carrying on the person, and making teas & infusions.
Peppermint Leaf is used for psychic abilities and prophetic dreams. Used in pipe mixtures, burning, sachets, infusions, and teas.

Fertility:

Mandrake Root is used for money rituals and fertility. Use with caution as this root is highly toxic. Do not ingest. Used by burning, in sachets, and tinctures.
Patchouli, is used in rituals for attracting money, fertility, and for sexual attraction. Used by burning, sprinkling, carrying on the person, and adding to baths and sachets.

Friendship:

Passion Flower is placed in the house to calm problems, troubles, and
bring peace. If carried, it attracts friends and great popularity.

Happiness:

Hawthorn Berry (also leaf and flower) is used for psychic protection and happiness, and to lower blood pressure. The berries can be used in sachets or carried.

Healing (NOT LISTED TO BE INGESTED):

Blackberry leaf is considered a plant for healing. Can be burned, used in sachets, and
placed on the body.
Bladderwrack is used for help and protection. Can be made into sachets, tea, and tinctures.
Lavender Flowers are used for healing, purification, and protection. Used by burning, smoldering, carrying on the person, scattering, and potions.
Mullein Leaf is used for clarity, release of negativity, and healing. It is used by burning, mixing in smoking blends, tinctures, and wearing.
Roses are used to attract love, psychic power, good fortune, and healing.
Used by sprinkling, wearing, baths, mixtures and infusions.
Vervain is used for health and protection by burning, wearing, placing in a sacred space (altar, etc.), and by carrying on the person.
White Oak Bark is used for protection and healing by burning.
Wormwood is used for psychic powers, protection, and healing by burning and carrying on the person.
Yerba Santa is used to increase psychic powers, healing, and spiritual strength through burning, smoking mixtures, carrying on the person, and infusions.

Love & Lust:

Snakeroot can be used for love, as well as for protection and to strengthen courage. Can be made into washes, teas, and sachets.
Catnip Leaf is used to attract beauty, happiness and love. It is
believed to increase psychic ability also. Can be added to smoking mixtures, sachets, and teas.
Deer’s Tongue Leaf (the leaf of the vanilla plant) is used for attraction and love relationships. Maybe be burned and carried in a sachet.
Jasmine Flowers can be added to love mixtures to attract spiritual love. They
also are used for prophetic dreams. Used by burning, carrying on the person, sachets, and mixtures.
Lemon Grass is used for receptivity to dreams, psychic abilities and lust potions. Used by burning, blends, pillows, and teas.
Orris Root is used to attract love. It can be used in sachets, sprinkling, baths, and carrying on the person.
Patchouli, is used in rituals for attracting money, fertility, and for sexual attraction. Used by burning, sprinkling, carrying on the person, and adding to baths and sachets.
Roses are used to attract love, psychic power, good fortune, and healing.
Used by sprinkling, wearing, baths, mixtures and infusions.
Valerian Root is used to aid sleep, calm the nerves, and in love
Used by burning, incenses, in baths, sachets, and teas.
White Willow Bark is used for protecting homes and in love formulas. Used by burning as incense, sprinkling, or in mixtures.

Luck & good fortune:

Arrowroot can be used to bring good fortune, or to make opportunities more certain. Normally used in sachets.
Bayberry bark can be used for luck and for increasing the flow of money. Can be burned, sprinkled, and made into tinctures.
Calamus Root can be used for luck. Can be burned and made into incense.
Cinquefoil (Five Fingers), represents good luck in five areas: love, money, health, power and wisdom. It is also used to aid psychic vision and for protection. Can be burned, and used in sachets, incenses, and baths.
Galangal Root is used release one from spells and to bring good luck, and stimulate
Can be carried, used in teas and sachets.
High John the Conqueror is the pillar of Hoodoo and is said to be the most powerful of all magickal roots. It can give the user strength, confidence, success, good luck, money, health, and protection. User carries the whole root.
Roses are used to attract love, psychic power, good fortune, and healing.
Used by sprinkling, wearing, baths, mixtures and infusions.

Magick (enhancement):

Anise stars: Enhances your magickal powers. Can be burned, smoldered, and used in sachets.

Money:

Bayberry bark can be used for increasing the flow of money and for luck. Can be burned, sprinkled, and made into tinctures.
Comfrey Root is used for attracting money. Can be burned, used in a sachet, and in teas and making poultices.
Ginger Root is used for attracting wealth and success and love. The root can be used in sachets, for burning, in teas and incenses.
High John the Conqueror is the pillar of Hoodoo and is said to be the most powerful of all magickal roots. It can give the user strength, confidence, success, good luck, money, health, and protection. User carries the whole root.
Mandrake Root is used for money rituals and fertility. Use with caution as this root is highly toxic. Do not ingest. Used by burning, sachets, and tinctures.
Patchouli, is used in rituals for attracting money, fertility, and for sexual attraction. Used by burning, sprinkling, carrying on the person, and adding to baths and sachets.
Sassafras Root Bark is used to create positive results and attract money. Used by burning, in sachets and teas.

Offerings:

Solomon’s Seal Root is known for protection and making offerings. This is done by burning, in tinctures, washes, and placing in your sacred space (altar, etc.).

Peace:

Passion Flower is placed in the house to calm problems, troubles, and
bring peace. If carried, it attracts friends and great popularity.
Red Sandalwood powder gives a positive and loving feeling. Used by burning, smoldering, and sprinkling.

Power:

Cinnamon is used to increase power, protection, and to attract success. It can be burned, made into incense mixtures, sachets and infusions.
Dragon’s Blood has been used for protection, and increasing personal magickal power and the powers of other herbs it’s blended with. Can be burned, used for smoldering, sprinkling, and carrying on the person.
Eyebright is used to increase mental and psychic powers. Can be carried and used in teas and infusions.
Mugwort is used to purify, cleanse, to bring prophetic dreams, and to increase psychic powers. Mugwort is used by burning, smoldering, carrying on the person, and making teas & infusions.
Roses are used to attract love, psychic power, good fortune, and healing.
Used by sprinkling, wearing, baths, mixtures and infusions.
Rue is known to ward off spells and to increase mental power. Used by burning, in sachets, and hanging.
Wormwood is used for psychic powers, protection, and healing by burning and carrying on the person.
Yerba Santa is used to increase psychic powers, healing, and spiritual strength through burning, smoking mixtures, carrying on the person, and infusions.

Protection:

Angelica root protects the mind against psychic attack. Can be burned, carried, made into baths and tea.
Anise seed protects from psychic influences. Can be burned, made into incense or baths.
Snakeroot can be used for protection and to strengthen courage, as well as attracting love. Can be made into washes, teas, and sachets.
Boneset is used in divination and to ward off evil spirits. Can be made into teas, infusions, and tonics.
Burdock Root can be used to ward off psychic negativity. Can be burned, made into sachets, tinctures, and teas.
Calendula Flowers (marigold) is used for prophetic dreams and increasing psychic powers. Can be made into tinctures and sachets.
Cinnamon is used to increase power, protection, and to attract success. It can be burned, made into incense mixtures, sachets and infusions.
Cinquefoil (Five Fingers), represents good luck in five areas: love, money, health, power and wisdom. It is also used to aid psychic vision and for protection. Can be burned, and used in sachets, incenses, and baths.
Dragon’s Blood has been used for protection, and increasing personal magickal power and the powers of other herbs it’s blended with. Can be burned, used for smoldering, sprinkling, and carrying on the person.
Elder Berry is used for blessings, protection, and for peaceful sleep. The berries can be carried, and infused in syrups and wines.
Frankincense, an incense included in many religious rituals, is used for
protection, spiritual connections, visions, and for removing unwanted spirits.
Used by burning, sachets, and placing on the body.
Hawthorn Berry (also leaf and flower) is used for psychic protection and happiness, and to lower blood pressure. The berries can be used in sachets or carried.
High John the Conqueror is the pillar of Hoodoo and is said to be the most powerful of all magickal roots. It can give the user strength, confidence, success, good luck, money, health, and protection. User carries the whole root.
Hyssopis used to purify and sanctify objects and as a protection. Can be used by burning, sachets, incenses, baths, and tinctures.
Juniper Leaf is used for purification and protection. Can be used by burning, sachets, and hanging.
Lavender Flowers are used for healing, purification, and protection. Used by burning, smoldering, carrying on the person, scattering, and potions.
Palo Santo Wood is used as a powerful purification and spiritual protection incense. Used by burning.
Solomon’s Seal Root is known for protection and making offerings. This is done by burning, in tinctures, washes, and placing in a sacred space (altar, etc.).
John’s Wort is used as a protection against evil spirits. It is used by burning, sprinkling, placing in sacred areas (altar, etc.), and in tinctures.
Vervain is used for health and protection by burning, wearing, placing in a sacred space (altar, etc.), and by carrying on the person.
White Oak Bark is used for protection and healing by burning.
White Willow Bark is used for protecting homes and in love formulas. Used by burning as incense, sprinkling, or in mixtures.
Wormwood is used for psychic powers, protection, and healing by burning and carrying on the person.

Psychic strength:

Calendula Flowers (marigold) can be used for prophetic dreams and to increase psychic powers. Can be made into tinctures and used in sachets.
Lemon Grass is used for receptivity to dreams, psychic abilities and lust potions. Used by burning, blends, pillows, and teas.
Mugwort is used to purify, cleanse, to bring prophetic dreams, and to increase psychic powers. Mugwort is used by burning, smoldering, carrying on the person, and making teas & infusions.
Peppermint Leaf is used for psychic abilities and prophetic dreams. Used in pipe mixtures, burning, sachets, infusions, and teas.
Yerba Santa is used to increase psychic powers, healing, and spiritual strength through burning, smoking mixtures, carrying on the person, and infusions.

Purification:

Benzion gum is used for purifying and clearing energy, as well as healing. Can be burned and made into other mixtures.
Cedar Leaf is used to purify and cleanse. Cedar can be burned, smoldered and put in sachets.
Fennel Seed is used for purification through burning, sachets, tinctures, and ingesting.
Hyssopis used to purify and sanctify objects and as a protection. Can be used by burning, sachets, incenses, baths, and tinctures.
Juniper Leaf is used for purification and protection. Can be used by burning, sachets, and hanging.
Lavender Flowers are used for healing, purification, and protection. Used by burning, smoldering, carrying on the person, scattering, and potions.
Mugwort is used to purify, cleanse, to bring prophetic dreams, and to increase psychic powers. Mugwort is used by burning, smoldering, carrying on the person, and making teas & infusions.
Myrrh Gum powder is used for blessing objects, strengthening other herbs, and purifying. It is used by burning, in sachets, and in incense mixtures.
Palo Santo Wood is used as a powerful purification and spiritual protection incense. Used by burning.
Snakeroot is used for purification. Used by burning, blends, and tinctures.

Relaxation, peace, and meditation:

Chamomile Flower is used for relaxation, reducing pain, meditation, digestion and sleep. It can be burned, made into incenses, teas and sachets.
Coltsfoot Leaf is used for psychic visions and peace spells. Can be burned and made into teas, tinctures and poultices.
Meadowsweet is used for relaxation, and to create a state of
Used by burning, in mixtures, and tinctures.
Valerian Root is used to aid sleep, calm the nerves, and in love
Used by burning, incenses, in baths, sachets, and teas.

Spiritualism:

Frankincense, an incense included in many religious rituals, is used for
protection, spiritual connections, visions, and for removing unwanted spirits.
Used by burning, sachets, and placing on the body.

Strength:

High John the Conqueror is the pillar of Hoodoo and is said to be the most powerful of all magickal roots. It can give the user strength, confidence, success, good luck, money, health, and protection. User carries the whole root.
Myrrh Gum powder is used for blessing objects, strengthening other herbs, and purifying. It is used by burning, in sachets, and in incense mixtures.

Success:

Cinnamon is used to increase power, protection, and to attract success. It can be burned, made into incense mixtures, sachets and infusions.
Ginger Root is used for attracting wealth and success and love. The root can be used in sachets, for burning, in teas and incenses.
High John the Conqueror is the pillar of Hoodoo and is said to be the most powerful of all magickal roots. It can give the user strength, confidence, success, good luck, money, health, and protection. User carries the whole root.
Sassafras Root Bark is used to create positive results and attract money. Used by burning, in sachets and teas.

Non-Magickal use:

Guar Gum powder is the binder used in making cone incense by giving form to the other powders used.

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