ALFALFA: Prosperity, Money. Keep in the home to protect from poverty and hunger. It is best placed in the cupboard or pantry. Aids in healing allergies, arthritis, morning sickness, peptic ulcers, stomach ailments & bad breath; cleanses the kidneys & removes poisons from the body; neutralizes acids; is an excellent blood purifier & blood thinner; improves the appetite and aids in the assimilation of protein, calcium & other nutrients.

ALMOND: Money, prosperity and wisdom.

ALOE VERA: Helps alleviate constipation, aids in healing burns & wounds, canker sores, cold sores, ulcers, acne and digestive disorders.

AMARANTH: A crown of amaranth flowers worn on the head speeds healing. To make sure that a bullet never strikes you, pull up a whole amaranth plant (including roots) preferably on a Friday during the Full Moon. Leave an offering to the plant and then fold it, roots and all, in a piece of white cloth. Wear this against your breast and you'll be 'bullet-proof.' The dried amaranth flowers have been used to call forth the dead, and are also carried to cure the affections'; i.e. to mend a broken heart.

AMBER: Transforms negative energy into positive. Calms, and attracts loving, faithful emotions. Opens the crown chakra and aligns the etheric bodies with the physical. Attracts prosperity.

ANGELICA: (Sun, fire) The root, carried in a blue cloth bag, is a protective talisman. Was considered to be under the guard of angels and a preventive against plague. The whole root in a blue or white cloth bag protects against evil. Grown, the plant is protective. Use in all protection and exorcism incenses. Sprinkle the four corners of the house with angelica to ward off evil, or do this around the perimeter of the house. Added to the bath angelica removes curses, hexes and any spells that may have been cast against you. The root was carried in the pocket as a gambling talisman among some American Indian tribes. Angelica is also used in healing incenses and mixtures.

ANISE: (Jupiter, air) Protection. Fill a small pillowcase with anise seeds and sleep on it. This will ensure that you have no nightmares. Use in protection and meditation incenses. Fresh anise leaves placed in a room will drive off evil, and they are sometimes placed around the magick circle to protect the magician from evil spirits. It also averts the evil eye. Anise seed is also used in purification baths, especially with bay leaves. It is used to call forth spirits to aid in magickal operations, and a sprig hung on the bedpost will restore lost youth.

APPLE: (Venus, water) Love spells. The wood is fashioned into wands and used for love spells and rituals. A large apple eaten at All Hallows brings god luck (All Saints Day, Nov 1st). Healing, garden magick and
Immortality.

AVOCADO: Promotes love and lust. Good when used as a beauty mask.

ASAFETIDA: (Saturn, fire) Called Devil's Dung for it's disguising odour. Used in exorcism. A small piece worn around the neck guarded against plague.

ASH TREE: (Sun, water) Protective, used to make brooms and healing wands. Leaves placed beneath pillow induce psychic dreams. The winged seeds are carried to prevent overlooking or ill wishing. Leaves are lucky, especially even ones. Leaves should be gathered saying:
"Even ash, I do thee pluck, hoping thus to bring good luck.
If no good luck should come from thee
I shall wish thee on the tree."

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BALM OF GILEAD: (Saturn) The buds can be carried to mend a broken heart. Can be added to love and protection charms.

BANANA: Fertility, potency and prosperity.

BASIL: (Mars, fire) Wealth and prosperity. Carrying basil in pockets attracts money to them. A wife can dust her upper body with powdered basil to keep her husband faithful. Love, exorcism, wealth, flying and protection.

BAY: Activates the throat chakra and opens the bronchial passages.
Facilitates full breath and full expression. It's a decongestive on all levels. Heals the heart. Good for colds, flu, rheumatism and sprains. Psychic purifier.

BAY LAUREL: (Sun, fire) The leaves can be burned or chewed to induce visions. Worn as an amulet to ward off evil. Leaves under the pillow induce prophetic dreams. Can be used for protection and purification. Growing near a house, it protects occupants from infection and storms.

BEAN: Protection, exorcism, wart charming, reconciliations, potency and love.

BELLADONNA: *DEADLY POISON!! Some say help induce Astral projection.

BENZOIN: (Sun, air) Used in purification. Awakens higher mindedness. Encourages confidence and empowerment. Calms and sedates the mind and emotions. Relieves dry skin, coughs, and arthritis. Natural deodorant and preservative.

BETONY: (Jupiter, fire) Protection, purification. Stuff a pillow to prevent nightmares.

BLESSED THISTLE: Helps strengthen the heart & lungs; aids in healing urinary, pulmonary & liver disorders; increases circulation to the brain; aids digestion, reduces fever, expels worms, helps alleviate menstrual cramps.

BONESET: The plant wards off evil spirits. Make an infusion and sprinkle about the house to drive away evil.

BLUEBERRY: Protection against evil spirits and negativity.

BURDOCK: Cast around the home to ward off negativity. Add to protection incenses and use in such spells. Gather burdock roots in the waning Moon, dry and then cut them into small pieces. String these on red thread like beads and wear for protection against evil and negativity. The leaves of the burdock, when laid to the soles of the feet, help to cure gout.

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CABBAGE: Used for luck.

CACTUS: Protection and chastity.

CAPER: Potency, lust and luck.

CAPSICUM: Promotes cleansing of the circulatory & digestive system; reduces fever, purifies the blood; helps prevent muscle aches, tiredness, skin blemishes, headaches, rheumatism, ulcers & sore throats; helps in regulating your blood pressure and pulse rate.

CARAWAY: (Sun, fire) Worn by witches to prevent capture and hanging. Produces added energy in ritual when used as incense. The caraway serves as protection against Lilith, as well as all manner of evil spirits, entities and plain old negativity. It's often carried for this purpose. Any object that holds some caraway seeds is theft-proof.

CARROT SEED: Mother Nature's skin nurturer. Relieves and replenishes dry, aging skin. Helps to reduce wrinkles and restore elasticity. Stimulates endocrine function. *Not for use during pregnancy.

CASCARA SAGRADA: Sprinkle an infusion of cascara sagrada around your home before you go to any court proceeding. It will help win your case. Cascara sagrada is also used in money spells, and worn as an amulet against evil and hexes.

CATNIP: (Venus, water) Given to your cat, catnip creates a psychic bond between the two of you. It is also intoxicating to the cat. Catnip is used in love sachets, usually in conjunction with rose petals. If you hold catnip in your hand until it is warm, then hold anyone else's hand, they will forever be your friend, as long as you keep the catnip you used for the spell in some safe place. Grown near the home or hung over the door, catnip attracts good spirits and great luck. Catnip is also used in spells designed to enhance beauty and happiness. Large catnip leaves are pressed and used as bookmarks in magickal texts.

CEDAR: Attracts prosperity. Encourages flow. Eliminates blockages and toxins, physically, mentally, and emotionally. Cleanses and purifies the body, skin and the environment from all negativity and stagnation. Gives relief from bronchitis, colds, arthritis, and can have a diuretic effect. Repels insects. *Not for use during pregnancy.

CELANDINE: (Sun, fire) Helps wearer escape unfair imprisonment or entrapment. Cures depression.

CELERY: Chew the seeds to aid in concentration, or use in spell pillows to induce sleep. Burned with orris root, celery seed increases psychic powers. The stalk, along with the seeds, induces lust when eaten.

CENTAURY: The smoke from burning or fuming centaury drives off snakes.

CHAMOMILE: (Sun, water) Used in prosperity charms and rituals. The tea brings peace and tranquillity. Wash face and hair with it to attract a lover. Chamomile is used to attract money and a hand wash of the infusion is some times used by gamblers to ensure winnings. It is used in sleep and meditation incenses, and the infusion is also added to the bath to attract love. It is also a purificatory and protective herb. When sprinkled around the property, it removes curses and spells cast against you.

CHAPPARAL: Aids in healing skin blemishes, acne, arthritis & allergies; promotes hair growth; acts as a natural antibiotic within the body with no side effects.

CHERRY: Love and divination.

CHICKWEED: Carry or use in spells designed to attract a love or to maintain a relationship.

CHICORY: Chicory is used to remove all obstacles that might crop up in your life. It is carried for this purpose. At one time it was thought to make its possessor invisible, and to open locked boxes and doors if held against the locks. But for these last two purposes, chicory has to be gathered with a gold knife in perfect silence at noon or midnight on Midsummer. If you anoint your body with chicory juice, you will obtain favours from great persons. It is also carried to promote frugality.

CHILLI PEPPER: Chilli Pepper is used to assure fidelity, hex breaking and love.

CINNAMON: (Sun, fire) Used in incenses for healing, clairvoyance, high spiritual vibration. Used as a male aphrodisiac. Psychic awareness and protection. Blends with and emphasises all other essences. Attracts money and "security". Aphrodisiac. Very healing on all levels. Good for colds, flu, headache, toothache, and sore muscles. Helps to heal the heart and kidneys.

CINQUEFOIL: (Jupiter, earth) Hang on house entrances for protection. Use in spells and charms for prosperity, purification and protection.

CITRON: Psychic powers and healing .

CITRONELLA: Protects, cleanses and clears the aura. Strengthens the life force. Encourages self-expression and creativity. Good for writers and actors. Brings clarity to the mind and inner vision. Good for attracting prosperity. Activates the throat chakra and acts as a tonic for all throat ailments. Repels insects. Deodoriser.

CLARY SAGE: Calming relaxant. Brings well-being to the spirit. Contains a hormone-like agent similar to oestrogen that regulates hormonal balance. Relieves tired, sore or injured muscles and menstrual cramping when used in massage. Aphrodisiac. A good antiseptic for oily skin and dandruff. *Not for use during pregnancy. Do not drink alcohol or drive when under it's influence.

CLOVE: (Sun, fire) Worn to drive away negativity and stop gossip. Cloves strung on red thread can be worn as a protection charm. Burned as incense, cloves attract riches, drive away hostile and negative forces, produce spiritual vibrations, and purify the area. Cloves are burned as an incense to stop others from gossiping about you. Worn or carried, cloves attract the opposite sex and bring comfort to the bereaved. Evil presences. Protects and cleanses the body and aura. Balances 2nd and 4th chakras. Calming and comforting to the emotions. Strengthens eyesight and protects one from disease and infection. Very antiseptic it is good for oral infections and toothache pain. Assists with digestive, muscular, and bronchial ailments.

CLOVER: (Mercury) Associated with the Triple Goddess. Used in rituals for beauty and youth. Four leafs are carried to see faeries, heal illness, avoid military service, avoid madness and for good luck.

COMFREY: (Saturn, earth) An herb of Hecate, used in rituals to honour the Crone. Worn or carried, comfrey protects and ensures safety during travel. Also, tuck some into your suitcases so that they aren't lost or stolen. The root is also used in money spells.

CORIANDER: (Mars, fire) Used in love spells and charms. An old spell is to take 7 grains of coriander and grind them in a mortar, saying three times:
"Warm seed, warm heart.
Let them never be apart."
Drop seeds into wine and share with lover."

COLTSFOOT: Add to love sachets and use in spells of peace and tranquillity.

COWSLIP: (Venus) Brings luck. A posy of cowslips placed under the pillow allows contact with the dead in dreams.

CUMIN: Protection, fidelity and exorcism.

CURRY: Protection.

CYPRESS: (Saturn, earth) Connected with death in all aspects. The smoke can be used to consecrate ritual objects.

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DAISY: Used to decorate the house on Midsummer's Eve to bring happiness and win the favour of faeries. Worn on the person on Midsummer's Eve for luck and blessings. Lust and luck.

DAMIANA: Damiana is used in lust infusions as well as lust spells.

DANDELION: (Jupiter) An herb of Hecate, used in Samhain rituals. If you rub yourself all over with it, you will be welcomed everywhere you go and all your wishes will be granted. To find out how long you will live, blow the seeds off the head of a dandelion. You will live as many years as there are seeds left on the head. To tell the time: blow three times at the seed head. The number left is the hour. The root, when dried, roasted and ground like coffee, is used to make a tea. This infusion will promote psychic powers. This same tea, steaming and placed beside the bed, will call spirits. To send a message to a loved one, blow at the seed head in his or her direction and visualise your message. Dandelion, buried in the northwest corner of the house, brings favourable winds.

DILL: (Mercury, fire) Used in love charms. Hang in children's rooms to protect them.

DRAGON'S BLOOD: (Mars, fire) Love and protection spells. A piece under the bed cures impotency. Energises and attracts inspiration and success. Protection. Promotes virility, strength and passion. Attraction of male energies. Purifies, "burns" out illness and infection. Helps heal bones, teeth, blood disorders, and reproductive organs. Place in drawers or cupboards you don't want people looking in with the incantation:
"Dragon's blood, watch and ward and the dragon guards his hoard."
Carry a piece for good luck. Dissolve in water for a strong purification bath.

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EBONY: Protection and power.

ECHINACEA: Echinacea was used by Indians as an offering to spirit and strengthening spells. Aids in reducing skin blemishes, clears bloodshot eyes, and helps with impotence.

EDELWEISS: Invisibility and Bullet-Proofing.

ELECAMPANE: (Mercury, earth) Said to have sprung from the tears of Helen when Paris abducted her. Used to raise and sustain the spirits. Can be burned as an incense to aid meditation. Worn, elecampane attracts love. Sew up some of the leaves or flowers in pink cloth, or make a sachet. It is also carried for protection, and the herb smouldered on charcoal aids in sharpening psychic powers, particularly when scrying.

ELDER: (Venus, air) Branches can be used for wands and staffs. Stand beneath it to be protected from lightning. Sleeping beneath it will bring drugged and dangerous dreams of faerieland where one might awaken mad or not at all. It is unlucky to bring into the house. Leaves attached to door on Beltane eve keeps away evil.

EUCALYPTUS: (Moon, air) For healing charms of all kinds. Surround blue candles with leaves and burn for strong healing vibrations. The leaves are used to stuff healing poppets and are carried to maintain good health. To relieve colds, ring green candles with the leaves and pods and burn them to the socket, visualising the person (or yourself) as being completely healthy. Also hang a small branch or twig of eucalyptus over the sick bed. String the immature (green) pods on green thread and wear to help heal sore throats. Placed beneath the pillow, the pods guard against colds. The leaves are also carried for protection.

EUPHRASIA: Aids in reducing skin blemishes, clears bloodshot eyes, and helps with impotence.

EVENING PRIMROSE: Rich in GLA, vitamins and minerals. Excellent for face and body massage. Especially to combat dry, skin and eczema. A nerve tonic, hormonal balancer, good for menstrual problems and for balancing the effects of menopause.

EYEBRIGHT: (Sun, air) Anoint eyelids with the infusion daily to induce clairvoyant visions.

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FENNEL: (Mercury, earth) Connected with mother's milk and breastfeeding. Grown around the home, fennel confers protection. Wearing a piece of fennel in the left shoe will prevent wood ticks from biting your legs. Fennel is also hung up at windows and doors to ward off evil spirits, and the seeds can be carried for the same reason. Fennel is used in purification sachets, as well as healing mixtures.

FERN: (Saturn, earth) Powerful protectant. Grow in house and in flower vases. Protects house from storm damage. Rain Making, protection, luck, riches, eternal youth, health and exorcism.

FIGWORT: Hung from the neck, the figwort keeps the wearer healthy and protects against the evil eye. The plant is also smoked over Midsummer fires and then hung in the home for its protective powers.

FRANKINCENSE: (Sun, fire) Aids meditation, induces spiritual frame of mind. General protection. A sacred, purifying scent used to cleanse the body, aura, and environment of all negative influences. Promotes a meditative state. Sun energy. Opens the crown chakra and has a healing affect on infections, and viruses. Revitalises dry and/or aging skin. Helps with asthma and bronchial infections.

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GARDENIA: (Moon, water) Wear flower to attract love.

GARLIC: (Mars, fire) Extremely protective, carry the bulb with you on trips over water to prevent drowning. Hang in home to protect. Used in exorcisms. Garlic was once worn to guard against the plague. It is still used to absorb diseases. Simply rub fresh, peeled cloves of garlic onto the afflicted part of the body, and then throw into running water. An old spell utilised garlic in protection against hepatitis. To do this, simply wear thirteen cloves of garlic at the end of cord around the neck for thirteen days, On the last day, in the middle of the night, walk to a corner of an intersection of two streets, remove the necklace throw it behind you and run home with out looking back. Garlic is also extremely protective Sailors carry some while on board ship to protect against its wreckage. Soldiers wore garlic as a defence in the middle ages. Roman soldiers ate it to give them courage. It is placed in the home to guard against the intrusion of evil, to keep out robbers and thieves, and is hung over the door to repel envious people. Garlic is especially protective in new homes - Worn, garlic guards against foul weather (mountaineers wear it) as well as monsters, and it also shields you from the blows of your enemies. When evil spirits are about, bite into garlic to send them away, or sprinkle powdered garlic on the floor (if you don't mind smelling it for some time). Garlic is also placed beneath children's pillows to protect them while asleep, and brides once carried a clove of garlic in the pocket for good luck and to keep evil far from her on her big day. Rubbed onto pots and pans before cooking in them garlic removes negative vibrations which might otherwise contaminate the food. When eaten, garlic acts as a lust inducer, and when a magnet or lodestone, is rubbed with garlic it loses its magick powers.

GERANIUM: Balances the mind and body. Calms and stabilises the emotions. Astringent. Good healing oil for all skin types. Helps to relieve eczema and psoriasis. Repels insects and negative thought forms and environments. Diuretic. Good as a massage oil for cellulite.

GINGER: Eating ginger before performing spells will lend them power, since you have been 'heated up' by the ginger. It is especially true of love spells, in which ginger is much used. Whole ginger roots are planted and grown to attract money, or the powdered root is sprinkled into pockets or on money for this purpose. Ginger is also used in success spells or to ensure the success of a magicka operation. In the Pacific the Dobu islander make much use of ginger in their magick. They chew it and spit it at the 'seat' of an illness to cure it, and also spit chewed ginger at an oncoming storm, while at sea, to halt it.

GINSENG: The root is carried to attract love as well as to guard one's health, to draw money, and to ensure sexual potency. Ginseng will also bring beauty to all who carry it. Burn ginseng to ward off evil spirits and to break hexes and curses. A tea of ginseng is used as a powerful lust-inducing drink, whether alone or mixed with other like herbs. Hold a ginseng root in your hands, visualise your wish into the root, and throw it into running water. Or, carve your wish onto a root and toss into the water. Ginseng can be a substitute for mandrake.

GOTU KOLA: Use in meditation incenses. Burn small amount prior to (but not during) meditation. Is an excellent "brain food" which promotes memory & helps alleviate mental fatigue; excellent for the eyes, impotence, endurance, energy & normalizing blood pressure; considered to be an excellent nerve tonic.

GRAPE: Fertility, garden magick, mental powers and money.

GRAPEFRUIT: Refreshing and uplifting. Brings renewed energy, "a second wind". Antiseptic to the skin. Tones all bodily tissues and helps *erase* cellulite. Antidepressant.

GRASS: Psychic Powers and protection.

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HAWTHORNE: (Mars, fire) Used in protection sachets. Associated with a happy marriage. Put into cradles to protect babies. Sitting under the tree on Beltane, Midsummer's Day, or Samhain puts one in danger of being abducted by fairies. Never cut the tree. Burn Hawthorne berries for energy and mediation on change. Hawthorn has long been used to increase fertility. Because of this power it is incorporated into weddings, especially those performed in the spring. The leaves, curiously enough, are also used to enforce or maintain chastity or celibacy. The leaves are placed beneath the mattress or around the bedroom for this purpose. Carried in a sachet on a fishing trip hawthorn ensures a good catch, and worn or carried it promotes happiness in the troubled, depressed, or sad. Hawthorn protects against lightning, and in the house in which it resides no evil ghosts may enter. It is also powerful for protecting against damage to the house from storms. The Romans placed hawthorn in cradles to guard the child from evil spells. In the past most Witch's gardens contained at least one hawthorn hedge. The hawthorn is sacred to the faeries, and is part of the tree faerie triad of Britain: 'Oak, Ash and Thorn,' and where all three trees grow together it is said that one may see faeries.

HAZEL: (Sun, air) Makes good all-purpose wands. Can be used as divining rods. Tie two hazel twigs together with red or gold thread to make the Solar Cross, a good luck charm.

HELIOTROPE: Exorcism, prophetic dreams, healing, wealth and invisibility.

HEMLOCK: *POISON* Destroys Sexual Drives.

HENBANE: (Saturn, water) **POISON** Carried to attract the love of a woman.

HENNA: Used for healing.

HIBISCUS: Lust, love, and divination.

HIGH JOHN THE CONQUEROR ROOT: (Saturn, earth) Add to candle anointing oils, charms and sachets to increase their potency.

HOLLY: (Mars, fire) Plant around house for protection. Leaves and berries can be carried to heighten masculinity.

HONEYSUCKLE: (Jupiter, earth) Use in prosperity spells and charms. Strengthens the mind and memory. Balancing to the right and left brain. Awakens the crown and brow chakras, bringing psychic awareness. Induced prophetic dreams and assists one to let go of the past. Strengthens and brings flexibility to the body. Helps heal sore throats, headaches and asthma.

HOPS: (Mars, water) Healing incenses and charms. Placed in a pillow will induce sleep. Unwise to use if depressed.

HOREHOUND: Horehound is used in protective sachets, and is carried to guard against sorcery and fascination. Horehound is also scattered as an exorcism herb. Drink an infusion of the herb and it will clear your mind and promote quick thinking, as well as strengthen the mental powers. Horehound, when mixed with ash leaves and placed in a bowl of water, releases healing vibrations, and should be placed in a sickroom.

HUCKLEBERRY: Luck, protection, dream magick and hex breaking.

HYSSOP: (Jupiter, fire) For purification baths and protection spells. Associated with serpents and dragons, it can be burned to tap into dragon energy. Hyssop is the most widely used purification herb in magick. It is added to baths in sachets, infused and sprinkled on objects or persons to cleanse them, and hung up in the home to purge it of evil and negativity.

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IRIS: Purification and wisdom.

IRISH MOSS: Irish moss is carried or placed beneath rugs to increase luck and to ensure a steady flow of money into the house or pockets of the person. Irish moss is also carried while on trips for protection and safety, and is used to stuff luck or money poppets.

IVY: (Saturn, water) Protects the house it grows over. Often given (with holly) to newlyweds.

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JASMINE: (Jupiter, earth) Used in love spells and charms. Good luck in love and wealth. Aphrodisiac. Alleviates depression, and tension. Raises self esteem. Opens the heart chakra and stimulates clarity of thought. Enables one to lucid dream, when it is used before sleeping. Good for use during childbirth. Rejuvenates the skin when used in massage and cosmetics. A beautiful fragrance when worn as a single note.

JUNIPER: (Sun, fire) Protects wearer from accidents. Berries can be dried and strung to attract a lover. Can be used in anti-theft spells and grown at doorstep to protect from thieves. Used throughout Europe as a protective herb, Juniper also guards against theft. It was probably one of the earliest incenses used by Mediterranean Witches. Juniper hung at the door protects against evil forces and persons, and it is burned in exorcism rites. A sprig of the plant protects its wearer against accidents and attacks by wild animals. It also guards against ghosts and sickness. Juniper is added to love mixtures, and the berries are carried to increase male potency. When carried or burned, juniper helps the psychic powers and breaks hexes and curses, and drives off snakes.

JUNIPER BERRIES: Protection from all negative influences. Transforms negative emotions into positive. Purifies the aura and the subtle body. Diuretic action also encourages "flow" in all areas of life. *Not for use during pregnancy. A tonic, astringent or antiseptic. Reduces swelling and relieves arthritis. Good for dissolving fat and cellulite when used with massage. Is believed to boost the immune system.

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LAVENDER: (Mercury, air) Purification baths and incenses. Thrown onto fires at Midsummer in tribute to the Gods and to bring visions and inspiration. Carry to attract men. Scent induces sleep. Brings clarity and focus to workings. Ancient scent used for protection, relaxation, and healing. Good for headaches, insomnia, pain, arthritis, and depression. Antiseptic and astringent. Good for burns, insect bites, acne and eczema. Helps to reduce scarring. Promotes hair growth. Activates the crown chakra. Ancients believed it ensured fidelity.

LEMON: Attracts joy and benevolent energies. Clears and stimulates the mind while relaxing the muscles and relieving stress. Attunes to the third chakra. Antibacterial and antiseptic. Good for oily skin conditions. Tonic to the lymphatic and digestive system. Very good for dieters, when put in water, and will help break up cellulite when used with massage. Bleaches hair and fabrics. Conditions skin and nails. Dilute well when used on skin.

LEMON BALM: Drink as an infusion to soothe away emotional pains after a break-up. Useful in recovering from trauma and sexual assault. Drives away low spirits, increases fertility.

LEMONGRASS: Lemongrass planted around the home and in the garden will repel snakes. It is also used in some lust potions, as well as in an infusion to aid in developing psychic powers.

LEMON VERBENA: (Venus, air) Wear as a love charm and to increase attractiveness. Add to charms to increase their power. Hang sprig around neck to stop dreaming. Purification and love.

LETTUCE: Chastity, protection, love, divination and sleep.

LILAC: Exorcism and protection.

LINDEN: (Jupiter) Conjugal love and longevity.

LIQUORICE: Chewing on a liquorice stick (the root, not a piece of candy) will make you passionate. It is also a good practice to use while quitting smoking. Liquorice is added to love and lust sachets, carried to attract love, and used in spells to ensure fidelity. Liquorice sticks make useful wands.

LOVAGE: (Sun, water) For cleansing baths. Carry to attract love.

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MAGNOLIA: To promote and assure fidelity.

MA HAUNG: A stimulant of the adrenal glands; helps increase energy level; aids in healing asthma, bronchitis, lung, coughs & congestive disorders.

MANDRAKE: (Mercury, earth) Strong protection for home. Carried by women who want to conceive and men to cure impotency. Sleep with it in the bed for three nights under a full moon. Carry for courage. A whole mandrake root, placed on the mantel in the home, will give the house protection, fertility and prosperity. Mandrake is also hung on the headboard for protection during sleep, carried to attract love, and worn to prevent contraction of illnesses. Where there is mandrake, demons cannot reside, and so the root is used in exorcism. To 'activate' a dried mandrake root (i.e., to bring its powers out of hibernation), place it in some prominent location in the house and leave it there undisturbed for three days. Then place it in warm water and leave overnight. Afterwards, the root is activated and may be used in any magickal practice. The water in which the root has bathed can be sprinkled at the windows and doors of the house to protect it, or onto people to purify them. The mandrake has also long served as a poppet in image magick, but its extreme scarcity and high cost usually forces the magician and witch to look for substitutes; ash roots, apples, the root of the briony, the American may-apple and many others have been used.
Money placed beside a mandrake root (especially silver coins) is said to double, and the scent of the mandrake causes sleep.

MARIGOLD: (Sun, fire) Renews energy wherever vase is placed. Wear flowers to see who has stolen from you.

MARJORAM: (Mercury, air) Add to love charms. Put a bit in every room.

MEADOWSWEET: (Jupiter, water) Arrange fresh flowers on altar when mixing love charms or performing love spells. Wear garland at Lammas to join the essence of the Goddess. Most sacred to the Druids, a favourite for bridal Garlands (also called bridewort). Very powerful in tea to rid body of excess fluids and to alleviate heartburn. May be purchased in powder form at herb stores.

MINT: Money, love, lust, healing, exorcism, travel and protection.

MISTLETOE: Protective, anti-lightning. Long used for protection against lightning, disease, misfortune of every kind, fires and so on, it is carried or placed in an appropriate spot for these uses. The leaves and berries are used. Mistletoe is placed in cradles to protect children from being stolen by faeries and replaced with changelings. A ring carved of mistletoe wood will ward off sicknesses when worn and the plant will cure fresh wounds quickly when carried (do not apply to the wound). Mistletoe is also carried or worn for good luck in hunting, and women carry the herb to aid in conception. It has also been utilised in spells designed to capture that elusive state of immortality, and to open locks. Laid near the bedroom door, mistletoe gives restful sleep and beautiful dreams, as it does when placed beneath the pillow or hung at the headboard. Kiss your love beneath mistletoe and you'll stay in love. Burned, mistletoe banishes evil. Wear it around your neck to attain invisibility. Mistletoe is an all-purpose herb.

MUGWORT: (Venus, air) Put into shoe for protection and to prevent fatigue. Mugwort tea induces clairvoyance. Rub fresh leaves on scrying mirrors or crystal balls to strengthen divination. Add to scrying, clairvoyance and divination incenses. It is one of the strongest protectants. Hang in house to guard against lightning. Place under doorstep to keep unwanted people out. Fill pillow to induce vivid dreams. Awakens one to the psychic energies around and within them.
Facilitates astral travel and dream interpretation. Opens and purifies circulatory channels. Strengthens the uterus and eases painful menstrual cramping. It is excellent for strengthening the life force in the foetus. Some say *not for use during pregnancy.

MULLEIN: (Saturn, fire) Wear to develop courage and protect from wild animals. Drives away evil. Mullein is worn to keep wild animals from you while hiking in untamed areas. It also instils courage in the bearer, and a few leaves placed in the shoe keeps one from catching a cold. Mullein is also carried to obtain love from the opposite sex. Stuffed into a small pillow or placed beneath your pillow mullein guard against nightmares. In India, mullein is regarded as the most potent safeguard against evil spirits and magick, and is hung over doors, in windows, and carried in sachets. It is also used to banish demons and negativity. In the Ozarks, men performed a simple love divination. The man went to a clearing where a mullein grew and bent it down so that it pointed toward his love's house. If she loved him the mullein would grow upright again; if she loved another it would die. Graveyard dust-an infrequent ingredient in spells-can be substituted with powdered mullein leaves. At one time Witches and magicians used oil lamps to illuminate their spells and rites, and the downy leaves and stems of the mullein often provided the wicks.

MUSK: Stimulates the root and spleen chakras, arousing the reproductive organs and instincts. Healing and cleansing to the heart, lungs and blood. Encourages self-esteem, and desirability. Can assist in transmuting sexual love into higher emotion, and spiritual connection.

MUSTARD: The Hindus used mustard seed to travel through the air. A more down-to-Earth use is carrying mustard seed in a red cloth sachet to guard against colds and to increase mental powers. Italian peasants sprinkle mustard seed on the doorsill for protective reasons, and mustard seed buried under your doorstep will keep all manner of supernatural beings from your home. When eaten mustard seed increases fertility in women.

MYRRH: (Sun, water) Purification, protection. Used to consecrate tools. Burned as an incense myrrh purifies the area, lifts the vibrations and creates peace. However, it is rarely burned alone, usually in conjunction with frankincense or other resins. Myrrh increases the power of any incense to which it is added. Myrrh is also included in healing incenses and sachets, and its smoke is used to consecrate purify, and bless objects such as amulets, talisman, charms, and magickal tools. Myrrh aids meditation and contemplation. It is often added to sachets, usually with frankincense.

MYRTLE: (Venus, water) Sacred to Venus, used in love charms and spells. Grown indoors, it brings good luck. Carry leaves to attract love or the wood to preserve youth. Make magick charms from wood. Wear fresh leaves during love spells.

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NEROLI: Soothes, relaxes, and uplifts the spirit. Instils confidence. Excellent for dry sensitive skin, scars and stretch marks. Aphrodisiac. Stimulates circulation. Brings calm and relieves stress and tension. Good for calming "butterflies" in the stomach.

NETTLE: (Mars, fire) Stuff a poppet with nettles to send bad vibrations or curses back to the sender. Carry for courage or add to protection charms. An anti-toxin. The protective powers of the nettle have long been used in magick. To remove a curse and send it back, stuff a poppet with nettle, or carry some in a sachet. Also, sprinkle nettle around the house to keep evil out and to send it back. Nettle is also thrown onto a fire to avert danger, held in the hand to ward off ghosts, carried with yarrow to allay fear, and worn as an amulet to keep negativity far away. A pot of freshly cut nettles placed beneath a sickbed will aid in the person's recovery. Nettle has sometimes been used as a lust inducing herb, and contemporary Mexican spiritualists recommend its use in purification baths because it is 'more carnivorous' than other herbs, and so will work more efficiently.

NIAOULI: Protection. Antiseptic, helps to heal cuts and wounds, infections, acne, skin irritations and allergies. Aids bacterial viruses, sore throats and respiratory problems. Good when used in a vaporiser or as a chest rub for bronchial clearing.

NUTMEG: (Jupiter, air) Carry one to strengthen clairvoyant powers and prevent rheumatism. Calms the mind and body therefore it is good for insomnia. Brings visions. Attracts wealth and health. Good for the intestinal tract, and reproductive organs. Is said to reverse impotency and hair loss. *Can be dangerous if taken internally. Is fine as a seasoning.

Nuts: Fertility, prosperity, love and luck.

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OAK: (Sun, fire) Sacred tree. Burn leaves for purification. Make wands from wood. Carry acorns for fertility, youth and wellness. Hang in windows to protect house. Men can carry acorns to increase sexual attractiveness and prowess. Protection, health, money, healing, potency, fertility and luck.

OLIVE: Sacred to Athens. Symbol of peace and wealth and a sign of safe travel. Peace of heart and mind. Assures fidelity in love and can attract a marriage partner. Inspires fruitfulness and security in love, family and business. Attracts money. Revitalises all physical systems as well as the mind.

ONION: (Mars, fire) Protection, healing. Place cut onions in a room to absorb illness. Leave overnight, discard in the morning. Exorcism, money, prophetic dreams and lust.

ORANGE: (Sun, water) Dried peel is added to love and fertility charms and used in solar incense. Good luck. Purification on every level. Encourages emotional expression and the gentle healing and restructuring of emotional memories. Attracts abundance and happiness through love and marriage. Tonic to the digestive system. Antiseptic. Good for oily skin. Dilute well when used on the skin.

ORRIS ROOT: (Venus, water) Add to love charms, baths and incenses. Aphrodisiac. Attracts love and romance. Good for treating acne and insect bites. Helps relieve coughs, colds and bronchitis. Diuretic, said to ease upset stomach and toothache. Whole pieces of the root have been used as infants' teething rings. The violet-like scent grows more beautiful with age.

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PALMAROSA: Attracts Love. Regenerates the cellular body. Clears and "wakes up" the mind. Powerful healer for skin conditions such as acne, eczema and dry aging skin. Antiseptic. Helps to regulate the thyroid. Used to treat anorexia and as a tonic for the entire system.

PAPAYA: The papaya has long been used in magickal rites. One of the simplest of these is to tie a rag around a limb of a papaya tree while visualising your need. Hang several twigs of papaya wood over the doorsill; this will keep evil from entering the house. Eat the fruit and serve to a loved one; it will intensify feelings of love.

PARSLEY: Symbolic of death. When eaten, parsley provokes lust and promotes fertility, but if you are in love don't cut parsley - you'll cut your love as well. Though the plant has associations with death and is often regarded as evil, the Romans tucked a sprig of parsley into their togas every morning for protection. It is also placed on plates of food to guard it from contamination. Parsley is also used in purification baths, and those to stop all misfortune. A wreath of parsley worn on the head prevents (or delays) inebriation. Also a good diuretic. Helps to relieve urinary tract infection and kidney problems. Rich in vitamin B and potassium. Good for gall bladder problems and helping to expel gall stones. Excellent breath deoderant. Stimulates the pituitary gland. Sedative, good for nervous conditions. Parsley has been said to dry up mother's milk after birth.

PASSION FLOWER: Contrary to its name, the passion flower is placed in the house to calm problems and troubles, and to bring peace. Carried, it attracts friends and great popularity. Placed below the pillow it aids in sleep.

PATCHOULI: (Sun, earth) Carry as an aphrodisiac and to attract lovers. An aphrodisiac, awakens fertility. Stimulates and balances the yin or feminine aspects. Purifies and aligns the root, and spleen chakras. Attracts prosperity. Dispels negativity. Clears the complexion and helps heal other skin conditions. Preserves youth.

PEACH: The fruit, when eaten, induces love, and so a peach or peach pie served to a desired one may help to win his or her heart. Branches of the peach tree are used to drive off evil spirits in China, and also to root out illnesses. Children in China wear a peach pit suspended about the neck to keep demons away. Carrying a bit of peach wood will increase one's life span and may even lead to immortality. The Japanese use the peach to increase fertility, and branches of the tree are utilised as divining and magickal wands.

PEAR: The fruit, when eaten, induces love, and so a pear pie served to a desired one may help to win his or her heart.

PENNYROYAL: (Venus, earth) Put in shoe to prevent weariness. Carry to prevent seasickness. Highly abortive. Creates a shield of protection. Repels negativity. Energises the body and calms the mind and nerves. Diuretic. Good for colds and bronchitis. Eases nausea and intestinal cramps. Fortifies the spleen and solar plexus chakras. Used for ulcers, headache and fever. Tonic for the reproductive system. *Not for use during pregnancy as it stimulates menstruation and uterine contractions. Deodorant and insecticide.

PEPPER: (Mars, fire) Protection. Pepper: Protection and exorcism.

PEPPERMINT: (Venus, air) Healing, good in bath. Used to cool off arguments. Peppermint has long been used in healing and purification spells. Its presence raises the vibrations of an area. Smelled, it compels one towards sleep, and placed beneath the pillow it sometimes offers one glimpses of the future in dreams. It is rubbed against furniture, walls and floorboards to cleanse them of evil and negativity. Pliny stated that peppermint excites love, and so can be added to this type of mixture.

PERIWINKLE: (Venus, water) Hang in house for protection.

PETTIGRAINE: Uplifting, relieves stress and anxiety. Cleanses and rejuvenates and the spirit. Brings clarity to the mind. Helps to relieve insomnia. Good for healthy hair. Antiseptic and tonic. Deodorising and insecticidal. Good for sunburn and itchy skin.

PIMPERNEL: (Mercury, air) Wear to detect falsehoods and to prevent others from lying to you.

PINE: (Mars, earth) Burn as a winter incense. Nuts are eaten and carried for fertility. Needles can be added to healing and cleansing baths. Cleansing and rejuvenating. Fresh starts. Inspires positive enthusiastic feelings. Good for colds, bronchitis, and asthma. Antiseptic and deodorising. Repels insects. Brings harmony to the home. Often used in aromatherapy, herbal ointments and essential oils.

PINEAPPLE: Luck, money and chastity.

POPPY: (Moon, water) Eat seeds for fertility. Carry for prosperity.

POTATO: Image magick and healing.

PRICKLY ASH: Use the fruits of the prickly ash as a perfume to attract love.

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RASPBERRY: The brambles (branches) of red raspberry are hung up at doors and windows for protection. This is also done when a death has occurred, so that flu spirit won't re-enter the house once it has left. Raspberry is served as a love inducing food, and the leaves are carried by pregnant women to alleviate the pain of pregnancy and childbirth.

RHUBARB: Wear a piece of rhubarb root around the neck on a string to protect against pains in the stomach. Rhubarb pie served to a mate helps to maintain his or her fidelity.

RICE: Protection, Rain, fertility and money.

ROSE: (Venus, water) Carry to attract true love. Drink tea of petals for divinatory dreams. Add to charms for sleep, love and healing. Drink tea to promote beauty. Mix petals with regular tea to attract love. Attracts love, confidence and healing to the heart. Activates yin or feminine energies. Calms emotions and brings understanding. Protects secrets. Christ consciousness. Soothes and heals female reproductive organs. Help to heal sore throats and cold sores. Very good for rejuvenating the skin. Awakens sensuality.

ROSE HIPS: Used to fight infection & curb stress. It is the highest herb in Vitamin C content and contains the entire C-Complex.

ROSEMARY: (Sun, fire) Protection. Wear it to aid memory and learning. Used in sea rituals and sea magick. Wash hands with infusion before magick as a substitute for a ritual bath. Drink tea to make mind alert. Linked to fidelity, love and happy memories. Place under pillow to ward off nightmares. Rosemary, when burned, emits powerful cleansing and purifying vibrations, and so is smouldered to rid a place of negativity, especially prior to performing magick. It is one of the oldest incenses. When placed beneath the pillow rosemary ensures a good sleep and drives away nightmares. Laid under the bed it protects the sleeper from all harm. Rosemary is also hung on the porch and doorposts to keep hives from the house and is carried to remain healthy. Placed in the bath it purifies. A chaplet of rosemary, worn, aids the memory, while the wood, smelled often, preserves youthfulness. To ensure the latter add a rosemary infusion to the bath water. Rosemary has long been used in love and lust incenses and other mixtures, and healing poppets are stuffed with rosemary to take advantage of its curative vibrations. Rosemary infusion is used to wash the hands before healing work, and the leaves mixed with juniper berries are burned in sickrooms to promote healing. If you wish to receive knowledge or the answer to a question, burn rosemary on charcoal and smell its smoke. Rosemary is also grown to attract elves, and the powdered leaves wrapped in linen cloth and bound to the right arm dispel depression and make the emotions light and merry. Rosemary is generally used as a substitute for frankincense.

ROWAN: (Sun, fire) Tie two twigs together with red thread for good luck and protection charm. Use for divining. Berries can be used in a good luck amulet.

RUE: (Sun, fire) Add to charms to keep illness away. A sprig can be dipped in water and used to sprinkle an area for purification.

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SAFFRON: (Sun, fire) Prosperity and healing.

SAGE: (Jupiter, earth) Prosperity and healing. Safeguards health, promotes longevity. Grows best in the gardens of the wise. Sage has been utilised to ensure a long life, sometimes even immortality. This is done by eating some of the plant every day, or at least in May, for: Sage is carried to promote wisdom. He who would live for aye Must eat sage in May, and the leaves are used in countless healing and money spells. Attracts well-being and prosperity. Brings what is needed. To guards you against contracting the dreaded evil eye, wear a small horn filled with sage. There are a few curious gardening tips concerning sage: first, it is bad luck to plant sage in your own garden; I stranger should be found to do the work. Second, a full bed of sage brings ill so ensure that some other plant shares the plot. Incidentally, toads love sage. Permeates the environment and creates a barrier of protection while neutralising the existing negativity. Sacred to Native Americans as a "smudging" herb. Astringent. Helps heal skin eruptions. Good for sores, bacterial infections, bronchitis, rheumatism, arthritis, catarrh, sprains and aching muscles. Helpful for relieving depression, anxiety and exhaustion. Calms the digestion and eases menstrual cramping. *Not for use during pregnancy.

ST. JOHN'S WORT: (Sun, fire) Protective. Wards off fever and illness. Burn as a banishing or exorcism incense. Wear to instil courage and strengthen the will. Drink tea to cure melancholy. Hang branches over bed to prevent nightmares.

SANDALWOOD: (Moon, air) Use in purifying, protection and healing incenses. Aligns all chakras, allowing healing energy to flow through and out. Sedates and relaxes. Good for meditation, healing, and manifestation practices. Aphrodisiac. Awakens sacred sensuality. Facilitates concentration. Considered to bestow holy protection. Regenerates dry/aging hair and skin.

SARSAPARILLA: Sarsaparilla is mixed with cinnamon and sandalwood powder and sprinkled around the premises to draw money. It is also utilised in love spells. Helps cure impotence; relieves inflammation & gas and will increase the flow of urine; an excellent blood purifier; aids rheumatism, heartburn, hormones, gout, fever ad mucous buildup; also used to promote perspiration.

SESAME: Money and lust.

SPEARMINT: Spearmint is used in all healing applications, especially in aiding lung diseases. Smelled, spearmint increases and sharpens mental powers. For protection while sleeping. Cooling stimulant. Restores energy and balance to the system. Strengthens the nerves and muscles. As a tea, spearmint calms a nervous stomach rapidly. Deodorant and insect repellent. Relieves insomnia. Antiseptic. Helps headaches, fever, indigestion, intestinal cramps, colic and haemorrhoids. Helps to alleviate depression.

SPIRULINA: Is an algae containing 65 - 70% protein; it contains 26 times the Calcium of milk; also contains phosphorous & niacin and is far more nutritious than any known food; used for rejuvenation & weight reduction; an excellent blood and colon cleanser; very high in Vitamin B12 content.

STRAWBERRY: Strawberries are served as a love food, and the leaves are carried for luck. Pregnant women may wish to carry a small packet of strawberry leaves to ease their pregnancy pains.

SUGAR CANE: Love and lust.

SUNFLOWER: (Sun, fire) Brings blessings of the Sun into the garden. Seeds can be eaten by a woman who wants to conceive.

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TANGERINE: Purification. Awakens joy, and dissolves negativity. Antiseptic and antispasmodic. Assists in lymph drainage. Balances dry scalp and dandruff conditions while moisturising hair and skin. Sedative and tonic.

TARRAGON: Protection. Prevents fatigue, stimulates the appetite, relieves gastrointestinal disorders, colic and rheumatism. Anaesthetic action can help toothaches. Calms nervous stomach. Antioxidant and antifungal. Enhances and protects health and well-being. Can stimulate menstruation when taken internally in large quantities so, *Not for therapeutic use during pregnancy.

TEA TREE: Nature's antiseptic. Good for use on wounds, burns, insect bites, scratches, rashes, and herpes's. Relieves itch and kills germs. Good for dandruff, athlete's foot, acne, ringworm, candida and warts. Antifungal and anti-viral. Good as an airborne disinfectant.

THYME: (Venus, air) Purifying incense. Use in magickal cleansing baths. Sniff for refreshment and renewed energy. Wear to protect self from grief during funerals. Courage and confidence. Helps insomnia and depression. Brings calm and balance to the 6th and 7th chakras. Accelerates the healing process and strengthens the immune system. Antibiotic, antiseptic and diuretic. Very good for lung ailments, viruses and infections. Brings relief for bladder infections. Revives the liver and circulatory system. Regulates digestion and eases indigestion. Disinfectant and insect repellent. *Not for use during pregnancy or in cases of high blood pressure.

TOBACCO: Healing and purification.

TUBEROSE: "The Mistress of the Night", awakens erotic feelings, and attracts romance. Enhances the capacity for emotional depth. Brings peace to the mind and heart. Opens the crown chakra and assists in psychic development. Attracts inspiration. Tonic for the reproductive system as well as the heart and mind .

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VALERIAN: (Mercury, water) Use in love charms and spells and in purification baths.

VANILLA: (Jupiter, fire) The bean can be used in a love charm. The oil can be worn as an aphrodisiac. Love, lust and mental powers.

VERVAIN: (Venus, water) Sacred to the Druids, used for cleansing. Hang above bed to keep away nightmares. Used in love and protection charms. Incense brings good luck and inspiration.

VETIVERT: Protection. Attracts prosperity, love and feelings of security. Awakens sensuality and repels negativity. Stimulates circulation and helps relieve arthritis and joint pain. Relaxing. Said to help lower blood pressure. Luck, money and anti-theft.

VIOLET: (Venus, water) Mix with lavender for a powerful love charm. Violet cures headaches and absorbs ill will and evil spells. When the flowers are carried they offer protection against sperytis' and bring changes in luck and fortune. Mixed with lavender, they are a powerful love stimulant and also arouse lust. If you gather the first Violet in the season, your dearest wish will be granted. Ancient Greeks wore the violet to still tempers and to induce sleep.

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WALNUT: (Sun, fire) Carry to promote fertility and strengthen heart.

WILLOW: (Moon, water) Make wand for healing. Brings moon blessings when on your property. Willow leaves are carried or used in mixtures to attract love, and the wood is used to fashion magickal wands dedicated to Moon Magick. If you wish to know if you will be married in the new year, on New Year's Eve throw your shoe or boot into a willow tree. If it doesn't catch and stay in the branches the first time, you have eight more tries. If you succeed in trapping your shoe in the tree you will be wed within 12 months, but you'll also have to shake or climb the tree to retrieve your shoe. All parts of the willow guard against evil and can be carried or placed in the home for this purpose. Knock on a willow tree ('knock on wood') to avert evil. The leaves, bark and wood of the willow are also utilised in healing spells. If you wish to conjure spirits, mix crushed willow bark with sandalwood and burn at the waning Moon outdoors. Magickal brooms, especially Witch' brooms, are traditionally bound with willow branch.

WORMWOOD: (Mars, air) Burn to raise spirits. Used in divinatory and clairvoyant incenses. Burn in fire on Samhain to protect against roaming spirits. Give to the dying to enable them to go in peace.

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YARROW: (Venus, water) Love and marriage charms. Keeps a couple together for at least 7 years. Wards off negativity when worn. Drink tea to enhance the powers of perception. Attracts love, calm and self-confidence. Courage. Soothing to the heart. Said to stimulate hair growth, when used as shampoo. Alleviates dandruff. Astringent and anti-inflammatory. Helps to stop internal and external bleeding (helps blood to thicken). Assists in healing persistent wounds and infections. Brings healing to all mucous membranes. Calms digestive tract. Good for bringing rapid recovery from the flu. Relieves toothache.

YELLOW DOCK: A nutritive tonic, high in Iron and useful in treating anemia; also nourishes the spleen and liver, thus, being effective for the treatment of Jaundice, Lymphatic problems & skin eruptions; strengthens, cleanses & tones the entire body; excellent for boils, ulcers, wounds, and cleansing the blood.

YERBA MATE: To perform any love spells. Enhances fidelity and lust.

YERBA SANTA: Yerba santa is carried to improve or to attain beauty, and the infusion is added to baths for the same reason. The leaves are added to healing incenses and are worn around the neck to ward off illnesses and wounds. It is also carried for spiritual strength, to increase psychic powers and to protect the bearer.

YLANG YLANG: Aphrodisiac. Promotes calm, peaceful relaxation. Relieves anxiety and depression. Good for insomnia and meditation. Tones and awakens the sex centre. Lowers blood pressure. Restores skin and hair to a natural, balanced state of health.

YUCCA: A hoop or loop of twisted yucca fibres will transmutate a person into an animal if he or she jumps through it, according to American Indian magick. Another method instructs the magician to place a small wreath of yucca fibres on his or her head. This allows the person to assume any form desired. A cross of yucca fibres twisted together and placed on the hearth protects the house from evil. Suds made from the yucca plant are used in purifying the body before magick. If a spell to remove curses or illnesses is performed, repeat the yucca-suds bath afterward to ensure that all traces of the evil or sicknesses are removed.