Author: A Solitary Pagan
BORAGE
(Borago officinalis) Herb: X; Seed oil: GFolk Names: Bugloss, Burrage, Herb ofGladness, Star Flower, Borak, Lisan selvi,Lesan-El-TourGender: MasculinePlanet: JupiterElement: AirPowers: Courage, Psychic PowersMagical Uses: Carry the fresh blossoms tostrengthen your courage, or place one inyour buttonhole for protection when walkingoutdoors.A tea of borage induces psychic powers.
BASIL
(Ocimum basilicum)In quantities above average food quantities:P N X for infant and toddlers.Folk Names: Albahaca, American Dittany,“Our Herb,” St. Joseph’s Wort, Sweet Basil,Witches Herb, Njilika, Balanoi, FeslienGender: MasculinePlanet: MarsElement: FireDeities: Vishnu, ErzuliePowers: Love, Exorcism, Wealth, Flying,ProtectionMagical Uses: The scent of fresh basil causessympathy between two people...
BARLEY
(Hordeum spp. vulgare) Sprouted Seed: PFolk Name: MaltGender: FemininePlanet: VenusElement: EarthPowers: Love, Healing, ProtectionMagical Uses: Use the grain or barley waterin love spells.If you have a toothache, it can be curedwith barley. Wind a barley straw around astone, visualizing your pain into the stone.Now throw it into a river or any runningwater, and see your pain being washedaway.Barle...
CORIANDER
(Coriandrum sativum) GFolk Names: Chinese Parsley, Cilantro,Cilentro, Culantro, Uan-Suy,Stinkdillsamen, Hu-SuiGender: MasculinePlanet: MarsElement: FirePowers: Love, Health, HealingMagical Uses: Coriander has long beenused in love sachets and spells. Add thepowdered seeds to warm wine to make aneffective lust potion.The seeds are used for healing, especiallyeasing headaches, and are worn for thisp...
COMFREY
(Symphytum officinale) XFolk Names: Assear, Black Wort, Boneset,Bruisewort, Consohda, Consound, GumPlant, Healing Herb, Knit Back, Knit Bone,Miracle Herb, Slippery Root, Wallwort,Yalluc, Gavez, Smeerwartel, Karakaffes,ZtworkostGender: FemininePlanet: SaturnElement: WaterPowers: Safety during Travel, MoneyMagical Uses: Worn or carried, comfrey protectsand ensures safety during travel. Also,tuck som...
COLUMBINE
(Aquilegia canadensis, A. vulgaris) Seed:PoisonFolk Name: Lion’s HerbGender: FemininePlanet: VenusElement: WaterPowers: Courage, LoveMagical Uses: Rub your hands on the herbto induce courage and daring, or carry itwith you.The seeds are used as a love perfume;when pulverized, they are rubbed onto thehands and body to attract love. Both sexescan use this spell.
COLTSFOOT
Coltsfoot, or Tussilago farfara, is a perennial herb in the daisy family, Asteraceae, renowned for its early spring blooms and distinctive, hoof-shaped leaves. Native to Europe and parts of Asia, it has naturalized in North America and thrives in temperate regions. The plant’s bright yellow flowers, resembling small dandelions, appear on scaly, leafless stems—often before any foliage emerges, maki...
COHOSH, BLACK
(Cimicifuga racemosa) P NFolk Names: Black Snake Root, Bugbane,Rattle Root, Squaw Root, Actaea,CimicifugaGender: MasculinePowers: Love, Courage, Protection, PotencyMagical Uses: Use black cohosh in lovesachets and add an infusion to the bath tohelp in cases of impotency.The herb, carried, helps to strengthencourage in the meek. An infusion of theherb sprinkled around a room or added tothe bath, dr...
COCONUT
(Cocos nucifera)Folk Names: Niyog, RanedjGender: FemininePlanet: MoonElement: WaterPowers: Purification, Protection, ChastityMagical Uses: Coconut has long been usedin chastity spells, as well as in protectionrituals. A coconut can be halved, drainedof its juice, filled with appropriate protectiveherbs and sealed shut, then buried toprotect your property.Hang a whole coconut in the home forprotect...
CLUB MOSS
(Lycopodium clavatum) XFolk Names: Foxtail, Lycopod, Selago,Vegetable Sulfur, Wolf Claw, Moririr-WaMafikaGender: FemininePlanet: MoonElement: WaterPowers: Protection, PowerMagical Uses: The herb, when gathered correctly,gives protection, power and blessingsfrom the Gods. Take a purificationbath in a running stream, offer bread andwine to the plant, then uproot it with thelittle finger or a silver ...
BORAGE
(Borago officinalis) Herb: X; Seed oil: GFolk Names: Bugloss, Burrage, Herb ofGladness, Star Flower, Borak, Lisan selvi,Lesan-El-TourGender: MasculinePlanet: JupiterElement: AirPowers: Courage, Psychic PowersMagical Uses: Carry the fresh blossoms tostrengthen your courage, or place one inyour buttonhole for protection when walkingoutdoors.A tea of borage induces psychic powers.
CLOVER
(Trifolium spp.) GFolk Names: Honey, Honeystalks, Shamrock,Three-Leaved Grass, Trefoil, TrifoilGender: MasculinePlanet: MercuryElement: AirDeity: RowenPowers: Protection, Money, Love, Fidelity,Exorcism, SuccessMagical Uses:TWO LEAVED:If you find a two-leaved clover, you shallsoon also find a lover.THREE-LEAVED:Trefoil, or the three-leaved clover, isworn as a protective amulet.The HerbsFOUR-LEAVED:...