Eternal Night
March 5th, 2007, 05:34 AM
LUCK
When you are having a particularly ‘unlucky’ period in your life, the herbs listed below can be used to help turn this around.
Certain herbs will help certain types of luck, but most are great all round. Good luck herbs. They can also be used with other spells i.e. money to add that extra bit of power towards the spell working.
ALLSPICE
Health Codes: A
(Pitmenta officinalis/Pitmenta dioca)
It is a Masculine plant
Planet is Mars
The Element is Fire
Folk Names are: Eddo, Madere, Basheen and Kouroubaga.
Magical Uses
Allspice can be burned in incenses or added to sachets/poppets to attract good luck or money. The oil which is extremely potent can be used infusions or rituals to promote healing.
LINDEN
Health Codes: A
(Tilia europae)
Parts used: Leaf and Flower
Gender is Masculine
Planet is Jupiter
Element is Air
Deities are Venus and Lada.
History of Linden
The women of Lithuania used to make sacrifices to the Linden tree as parts of their religious rites.
Magical Uses
Grow the tree in your garden as a protector of your home.
To prevent you from getting drunk or too attract good luck carry the bark in a sachet or amulet. Hang it around things that you want to protect. Use the flowers in love and immortality spells. Combine Linden with Lavender or Chamomile to make an excellent sleep pillow.
ORANGE
Health Code: A
(Citrus sinesis)
Parts Used: Fruit and Flowers
Gender is Masculine
Planet is Sun
Element is Fire
Folk Names are: Love Fruit
Magical Uses
The Chinese consider the Orange to be extremely lucky. The peel can be dried and ground into incense to use with any luck spells. The seeds can also be carried for this purpose.
The flowers can be made into an infusion and used in any love or lust potions or added to a bath to make you more attractive to the opposite sex. (Great if you’re going out on the pull!).
Orange juice can be used instead of wine in rituals.
DEVIL’S SHOESTRING
Health Code: A
(Vibumum alnifolium)
Magical Uses
Devil’s Shoestring is a great good luck charm; it is often carried in a talisman by gamblers.
It can also guard you against poisoning and wards off all evil.
You can use the root to add extra power to any spell that you are doing.
If you are having trouble in your work, make a poppet and keep it at work. This will help smooth things over. You can also use it for extra luck when asking for a pay rise!
COTTON
Health Codes: 34
(Gossypium barbadense)
Parts Used: Root, Bark and Cotton material
Its Gender is Feminine
Planet is Moon
Element is Earth
Magical Uses
Cotton is the best material to use when making sachets/poppets etc.
Throw a piece of the bark over your right shoulder at Dawn to ensure you have good luck through out the day.
Carry the bark around to promote good luck.
Plant Cotton in your garden to keep evil spirits and ghosts from entering your house.
HEATHER
Health Codes: A
(Calluna spp; Erica spp. Vulgaris)
Parts used: Stems and Flowers
Gender is Feminine
Planet is Venus
Element is Water
Deity is Isis
Magical Uses
Heather is extremely lucky and can be used in any poppets/sachets or ritual. It can be worn or carried to guard you against any violent crimes. You can also burn heather when trying to contact any departed loved ones, as it will enable you to see them. Burn it with Fern outside to summon rain.
HAZEL
Health Codes: A
(Coryluss spp. Avellana. Corylus cornuta)
Parts used: All
Gender is Masculine
Planet is Sun
Element is Air
Deities are Mercury, Thor, Artemis and Diana
Folk Name is Coll
HISTORY OF HAZEL
This is thought of as the Celtic tree of knowledge.
It is best to harvest Hazel twigs in the early spring as that is when the energy is surging outwards. The nuts are best gathered in the autumn. It is recommended to follow these guidelines when making Talismans, Staffs or Wands.
For divining it’s best to gather Hazel on Midsummer.
Magical Uses
Hazel wood is ideal for making wands out of as it is all purpose in magic.
The branches also make great dowsers and help to find hidden or lost objects.
Carry the nuts around for good luck or for a healthy life. String them together and hang them around the house to bring luck and fortune there. Grind the nuts and use them to speed up any healing or protection spells. Have Hazel twigs by your windows to protect the home from lightening strikes. Also it is said if you weave the twigs into a crown and wear it, it makes you invisible!
FERNS
Health Codes: N, Research Ferns Carefully as some are Poisonous!
Parts Used: Leaves
Gender is Masculine
Planet is Mercury
Element is Air
Deities are Laka and Puck
Magical Uses
Place fern’s in sachets or a vase of flowers for luck. Grow the plant next to your front door to prevent evil from entering.
Place a leaf in your wallet to attract money. Dry them and throw them onto an open fire to exorcise demons.
Carry the seeds around to become invisible!
VIOLET
Health Codes: A
(Viola odorata)
Parts Used: Leaf and Flower
Gender is Feminine
Planet is Venus
Deity is Venus
Folk Names are Blue Violet and Sweet Violet
Magical Uses
Wear the flower to protect yourself against wicked spirits. Place them in sachets or grow them in the garden to promote good luck.
If you are feeling emotionally or physically drained carry a sachet with the leaves in.
Mix it with Lavender to make a strong love spell.
PERSIMMON
Health Codes: A
(Diospyros Virginiana)
Parts Used: Leaves and Fruit
Gender is Feminine
Planet is Venus
Element is Water
History of Persimmon
It was believed in Alabama that if a girl ate an unripe Persimmon, within two weeks she would become a boy!
Magical Uses
Bury unripe persimmons in your garden to receive good luck. Also use the leaves in sachets/poppets. Make an infusion with the leaves and sprinkle it around a new home to bring good fortune.
NUTMEG
Health Codes: C N
(Myristica fragrans)
Parts Used: All
It is a Masculine Plant
Planet is Jupiter
Element is Fire
Magical Uses
Nutmeg has been used for thousands of years and it is considered extremely lucky if carried or worn. Grind it and add it to sachets/poppets. It can also be carried for protection against illness.
It can be used to strengthen any spells.
HOUSE LEEK
Health Code: A
(Sempervivum lectorum)
Parts Used: All
Gender is Masculine
Planet is Jupiter
Element is Air
Folk Names are Hen and Chickens and Sengren
Magical Uses
If worn fresh House Leek attracts love. Dry the leaves to use in luck sachets. Also grow it in your house to attract luck and money. It also protects the household from evil. If it is grown on the roof it protects the house against storm damage.
PINEAPPLE
Health Codes: A
(Amanas Comusus)
Parts Used: Fruit
Gender is Masculine
Planet is Sun
Element is Fire
Magical Uses
Dry pineapple flesh and add it to luck sachets/spells, add it to infusions for luck the dried peel can be used in money spells and drink pineapple juice to stop lust.
When you are having a particularly ‘unlucky’ period in your life, the herbs listed below can be used to help turn this around.
Certain herbs will help certain types of luck, but most are great all round. Good luck herbs. They can also be used with other spells i.e. money to add that extra bit of power towards the spell working.
ALLSPICE
Health Codes: A
(Pitmenta officinalis/Pitmenta dioca)
It is a Masculine plant
Planet is Mars
The Element is Fire
Folk Names are: Eddo, Madere, Basheen and Kouroubaga.
Magical Uses
Allspice can be burned in incenses or added to sachets/poppets to attract good luck or money. The oil which is extremely potent can be used infusions or rituals to promote healing.
LINDEN
Health Codes: A
(Tilia europae)
Parts used: Leaf and Flower
Gender is Masculine
Planet is Jupiter
Element is Air
Deities are Venus and Lada.
History of Linden
The women of Lithuania used to make sacrifices to the Linden tree as parts of their religious rites.
Magical Uses
Grow the tree in your garden as a protector of your home.
To prevent you from getting drunk or too attract good luck carry the bark in a sachet or amulet. Hang it around things that you want to protect. Use the flowers in love and immortality spells. Combine Linden with Lavender or Chamomile to make an excellent sleep pillow.
ORANGE
Health Code: A
(Citrus sinesis)
Parts Used: Fruit and Flowers
Gender is Masculine
Planet is Sun
Element is Fire
Folk Names are: Love Fruit
Magical Uses
The Chinese consider the Orange to be extremely lucky. The peel can be dried and ground into incense to use with any luck spells. The seeds can also be carried for this purpose.
The flowers can be made into an infusion and used in any love or lust potions or added to a bath to make you more attractive to the opposite sex. (Great if you’re going out on the pull!).
Orange juice can be used instead of wine in rituals.
DEVIL’S SHOESTRING
Health Code: A
(Vibumum alnifolium)
Magical Uses
Devil’s Shoestring is a great good luck charm; it is often carried in a talisman by gamblers.
It can also guard you against poisoning and wards off all evil.
You can use the root to add extra power to any spell that you are doing.
If you are having trouble in your work, make a poppet and keep it at work. This will help smooth things over. You can also use it for extra luck when asking for a pay rise!
COTTON
Health Codes: 34
(Gossypium barbadense)
Parts Used: Root, Bark and Cotton material
Its Gender is Feminine
Planet is Moon
Element is Earth
Magical Uses
Cotton is the best material to use when making sachets/poppets etc.
Throw a piece of the bark over your right shoulder at Dawn to ensure you have good luck through out the day.
Carry the bark around to promote good luck.
Plant Cotton in your garden to keep evil spirits and ghosts from entering your house.
HEATHER
Health Codes: A
(Calluna spp; Erica spp. Vulgaris)
Parts used: Stems and Flowers
Gender is Feminine
Planet is Venus
Element is Water
Deity is Isis
Magical Uses
Heather is extremely lucky and can be used in any poppets/sachets or ritual. It can be worn or carried to guard you against any violent crimes. You can also burn heather when trying to contact any departed loved ones, as it will enable you to see them. Burn it with Fern outside to summon rain.
HAZEL
Health Codes: A
(Coryluss spp. Avellana. Corylus cornuta)
Parts used: All
Gender is Masculine
Planet is Sun
Element is Air
Deities are Mercury, Thor, Artemis and Diana
Folk Name is Coll
HISTORY OF HAZEL
This is thought of as the Celtic tree of knowledge.
It is best to harvest Hazel twigs in the early spring as that is when the energy is surging outwards. The nuts are best gathered in the autumn. It is recommended to follow these guidelines when making Talismans, Staffs or Wands.
For divining it’s best to gather Hazel on Midsummer.
Magical Uses
Hazel wood is ideal for making wands out of as it is all purpose in magic.
The branches also make great dowsers and help to find hidden or lost objects.
Carry the nuts around for good luck or for a healthy life. String them together and hang them around the house to bring luck and fortune there. Grind the nuts and use them to speed up any healing or protection spells. Have Hazel twigs by your windows to protect the home from lightening strikes. Also it is said if you weave the twigs into a crown and wear it, it makes you invisible!
FERNS
Health Codes: N, Research Ferns Carefully as some are Poisonous!
Parts Used: Leaves
Gender is Masculine
Planet is Mercury
Element is Air
Deities are Laka and Puck
Magical Uses
Place fern’s in sachets or a vase of flowers for luck. Grow the plant next to your front door to prevent evil from entering.
Place a leaf in your wallet to attract money. Dry them and throw them onto an open fire to exorcise demons.
Carry the seeds around to become invisible!
VIOLET
Health Codes: A
(Viola odorata)
Parts Used: Leaf and Flower
Gender is Feminine
Planet is Venus
Deity is Venus
Folk Names are Blue Violet and Sweet Violet
Magical Uses
Wear the flower to protect yourself against wicked spirits. Place them in sachets or grow them in the garden to promote good luck.
If you are feeling emotionally or physically drained carry a sachet with the leaves in.
Mix it with Lavender to make a strong love spell.
PERSIMMON
Health Codes: A
(Diospyros Virginiana)
Parts Used: Leaves and Fruit
Gender is Feminine
Planet is Venus
Element is Water
History of Persimmon
It was believed in Alabama that if a girl ate an unripe Persimmon, within two weeks she would become a boy!
Magical Uses
Bury unripe persimmons in your garden to receive good luck. Also use the leaves in sachets/poppets. Make an infusion with the leaves and sprinkle it around a new home to bring good fortune.
NUTMEG
Health Codes: C N
(Myristica fragrans)
Parts Used: All
It is a Masculine Plant
Planet is Jupiter
Element is Fire
Magical Uses
Nutmeg has been used for thousands of years and it is considered extremely lucky if carried or worn. Grind it and add it to sachets/poppets. It can also be carried for protection against illness.
It can be used to strengthen any spells.
HOUSE LEEK
Health Code: A
(Sempervivum lectorum)
Parts Used: All
Gender is Masculine
Planet is Jupiter
Element is Air
Folk Names are Hen and Chickens and Sengren
Magical Uses
If worn fresh House Leek attracts love. Dry the leaves to use in luck sachets. Also grow it in your house to attract luck and money. It also protects the household from evil. If it is grown on the roof it protects the house against storm damage.
PINEAPPLE
Health Codes: A
(Amanas Comusus)
Parts Used: Fruit
Gender is Masculine
Planet is Sun
Element is Fire
Magical Uses
Dry pineapple flesh and add it to luck sachets/spells, add it to infusions for luck the dried peel can be used in money spells and drink pineapple juice to stop lust.