Author: A Solitary Pagan
Kitchen Herbs for Witches: Poppyseed
Planet: Moon. Element: Water. Main magickal uses: dreams. Other magickal uses: Binding, clairvoyance, consecration, cursing, fertility, prosperity. Lore: In Greece, poppies belonged to Hypnos and Somnos, sleep gods. (Remember “The Wizard of Oz?” “Poppies will make them sleeeeep!”). They are also associated with Ceres. If you eat poppyseeds shortly before taking a drug test, you may test positive f...
Kitchen Herbs for Witches: Rosemary
Planet: Sun. Element: Fire. Main magickal uses: cleansing, confidence, consecration, courage, exorcism, good luck, grieving, happiness, healing, knowledge, love, memory, passion, peace of mind, prevents theft, protection, psychic development, psychic protection, purification, release, ritual, rituals for the dead, water rites/sea rituals, weddings. Other magickal uses: blessings, dreams, endings, ...
Kitchen Herbs for Witches: Saffron
Planet: Sun. Element: Fire. Main magickal uses: Clairvoyance, divination, Other magickal uses: cleansing, commanding, consecration, exorcism, healing, magic, psychic development, purification, spell-breaking, weather (raises wind).
Kitchen Herbs for Witches: Sage
Planet: Mercury/Jupiter. Element: Earth. Main magickal uses: cleansing, healing, longevity, money, passion, prosperity, psychic development, psychic protection, purification, wisdom. Other magickal uses: business, clairvoyance, consecration, divination, domestic harmony, energy, happiness, inspiration, keeping secrets, knowledge, love, Mabon, meditation, peace, retention, Samhain, tranquility, wed...
Kitchen Herbs for Witches: Savory
Planet: Venus. Element: Air. Main magickal uses: passion. Other magickal uses: Animals, attracts males, happiness, love, satyrs, sensuality, virility. Lore: Savory is ruled by and named after the satyrs, thus its many ties to sexual affairs. It was a favorite of the Romans for parties.
Kitchen Herbs for Witches: Spearmint
Planet: Venus. Element: Air. Main magickal uses: consecration, happiness, love, money, passion, prosperity, protection, psychic development. Other magickal uses: Animals, dreams, endings, exorcism, healing, good luck, release, renewal, rest, sleep, spirit offering, success, transformation.
Kitchen Herbs for Witches: Star Anise
Planet: Mercury, Jupiter. Element: Air, Water. Main magickal uses: clairvoyance, good luck, protection, psychic development. Other magickal uses: consecration, contacting other planes, divination, exorcism, fertility, gain, invokation, justice, love, money, passion, preventing nightmares, psychic protection, spiritual places. Lore: Primarily used in Japan, around temples and burial sites. It is al...
Kitchen Herbs for Witches: Tarragon
Planet: Mars. Element: Fire. Main magickal uses: commanding, confidence, courage, passion, protection, strength. Other magickal uses: Animals, calming, keeping secrets, love, peace, prevents theft, retention, sensuality, virility. Lore: The Latin name, “Artemesia dracunculus,” means “little dragon of Artemis.” It seems to carry many of Artemis’s qualities, in both her Olympian (courage and strengt...
Kitchen Herbs for Witches: Thyme
Planet: Venus. Element: Air. Main magickal uses: clairvoyance, cleansing, consecration, courage, divination, dreams, exorcism, faeries, happiness, healing, love, money, prevents nightmares, protection, psychic development, purification. Other magickal uses: compassion, confidence, contacting other planes, grieving, magic, meditation, Midsummer, passion, release, renewal, rituals for the dead, Sum...
Kitchen Herbs for Witches: Turmeric
Planet: Mars. Element: Fire. Main magickal uses: passion Other magickal uses: commanding, confidence, courage, exorcism, magic, sensuality, spell-breaking, strength *Vanilla* Planet: Jupiter Element: Fire Main magickal uses: love, passion. Other magickal uses: Energy, new moon.
Kitchen Herbs for Witches: Peppermint
Planet: Venus Element: Air Main magickal uses: cleansing, consecration, dreams, happiness, healing, love, money, passion, prosperity, protection, psychic development, purification, release, renewal, rest, sleep Other magickal uses: Animals, divination, endings, energy, exorcism, good luck, grieving, spirit offering, success, transformation Lore: Mints are sacred to the god Hades, because (as happe...
Kitchen Herbs for Witches: Pepper
Planet: Mars. Element: Fire. Main magickal uses: cursing, exorcism, passion, protection. Other magickal uses: commanding, sensuality, spell-breaking, stops envy. Lore: Stings the eyes when burned.