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Long List of Herbs and Their Many Names

Sat, 08 Mar 2008 15:47:26 GMT

ACACIA (Acacia senegal) Also called Gum Arabic Tree, Cape Gum, or Egyptian Thorn
ADAM AND EVE ROOTS (Orchis spp.) POISONOUS ROOTS. for love and happiness.
ADDER'S TONGUE (Erythronium Americanum) Also called American adder's Tongue, Serpent's Tongue, Adder's Mouth, Yellow Snowdrop, Dog's Tooth Violet.
AFRICAN VIOLET (Saintpaulia Ionantha) Used For Spiriuality and Protection
AGARIC (Amanita Muscaria) Also called Death Angel, Death Cap, Magic Mushroom, Fly Fungus. VERY POISONOUS
AGRIMONY (Agrimonia eupatoria) Also called Church Steeples, Cocklebur, Garclive, Philanthropos, Sticklewort, Stickwort
AGUE ROOT (Aletris Farinosa) Also called Ague Grass, Bitter Grass, Black Unicorn Root, Unicorn Root, Aletris, Blazing Star.
ALFALFA (Medicago Saliva) Also called Buffalo Herb, Lucerne, Purple Medic, Jat, Qadb.
ALKANET (Alkanna Tinctoria, Anchusa Spp.) Also called Dyer's Bugloss, Orcanet, Dyer's Alkanet.
ALLSPICE (Pimemta dioica or officinalis) Also known as Pimento, Jamaica Pepper
ALMOND (Prunus dulcis) Also called Sweet Almond
ALOE Aloe vera or Aloe ssp.) Also called Burn Plant, Medicine Plant
ALOES,WOOD (Cardia Dichotoma, Aquilaria Agallocha) Also called Lignum Aloes, Lolu, Mapou.
ALTHEA (Althaea Officinalis) Also called Marshmallow, Mortification Root, Sweet Weed, Wymote, Heemst, Slaz.
ALYSSUM (Alyssum Spp) Also called Gum Alison, Madwort
AMARANTH (Amaranthus Hypochondriaus) Also called Flower of Immortality, Huauhtli (Aztec), Love-Lies Bleeding, Red Cockscomb, Velvet Flower, Princess Feather, Floramon.
ANEMONE (Anemone Pulsatilla) Also called Meadow Anemone, Pasque Flower, Passe Flower, Wind Flower.
ANGELICA (Angelica archangelica) Also called Wild Parsnip, Herb of Angels, Archange, Masterwort, Angel Food
ANISE (Pimpinella anisum) Also called Aniseed, Anneys
APPLE (Pyrus Spp, Malus spp.) Also called Fruit of the Gods, Fruit of the nderworld, Silver Branch, The Silver Bough, Tree of Love. SEEDS IN LARGE AMOUNTS ARE POISONOUS.
APRICOT (Prunus Armeniaca) Also called Umublinkosi, Xing Ren.
ARABIC, GUM (Acacia Senegal, A. Vera) Also called Arabic, Egyptian Gum, Indian Gum.
ARBUTUS (Arbutus Unede) Used to chase away evil.
ASAFETIDA (Ferula asafoetida) Also called Assyfetida, Devils Dung, Food of the Gods
ASH TREE (Fraxinus americana or excelsior) Also called Nion, Asktroed, Jasen Beli, Freixo, Common Ash, Weeping Ash
ASPEN (Populus Tremuloides) Also called European Apen, Poplar, Quaking Aspen.
ASTER (Callistephus Chinensis) Also called China Aster, Michaelmas Daisy, Starwort.
AVENS (Geum urbanum ) Also known as Assaranaccara, Colewort, Herb Bennet, City Avens, Wild Rye, Way Bennet, Goldy Star, Clove Root
AVOCADO (Persea Americans) Also called Ahuacotl, Alligator Pear, Persea, Zaboca.
BACHELOR'S BUTTONS (Centaurea Cyanus) Also called Devil's Flower, Red Campion, Bluet, Hurtlesickle, Blue Bottle.
BALM, LEMON (Melissa Officinalis) Also called Bee Balm, Lemon Balsam, Melissa, Sweet Balm, Sweet Melissa, Tourengane, Oghoul.
BALM OF GILEAD (Commiphora Opobalsamum, Abies Basamea, Populus Basamifera Var. Balsamifera, P. Jackii.) Also called Arabic, Egyptian Gum, Indian Gum.
BAMBOO (Bambusa Vulgaris) Also called Common Bamboo, Ohe, Kauayan-Kiling.
BANANA (Musa Sapientum) Also called Maia, Bacove, Sanging.
BANYAN (Ficus Benghalensis) Also called Arched Fig, Indian Fig Tree, Indian God Tree, Vada Tree.
BARBERRY (Berberis vulgaris ) Also known as Berbery, Pipperidge Bush, Berberis Dumetorum
BARLEY (Hordeum Spp. Vulgare, MALT.) Used For Love, Healing, Protection.
BASIL (Oncimum basilicum) Also called Sweet Basil, Common Basil, Albahaca, American Dittenay, "Our Herb", St. Joseph's Wort, Sweet Basil, Witches Herb
BAYBERRY (Myrica cerifera) Also called Wax Myrtle, Myrica, Candle Berry, Arbre à suif, Myricæ cortex, Tallow Shrub, Wachsgagle
BAY LAUREL (Laurus nobilis) Also called Sweet Bay, Bay tree, Baie, Daphnne, Greecian Laurel, Laurel, Laurier d'Apollon, Laurier Sauce, Lorbeer, Noble Laurel, Roman Laurel.
BEAN (Phaseolus Spp.) Also called Poor Man's Meat
BEARBERRY (Arctostaphylow Urva-Ursi) Also called Arbutus Uva-Ursi, Uva Ursi
BEDSTRAW, FRAGRANT (Galium Verum, G. Triforum) Also calledCleavers, Madder's Cousin.
BEE BALM (Monarda didyma) Also called Bergamot, Scarlet Monarda, Oswego Tea
BEECH (Fagus Sylvatica) Also called Bok, Boke, Buche, Buk, Buke, Faggio, Fagos, Faya, Haya, Hetre.
BEET (Beta Vulgaris) Also called Mangel, Mangold.
BELLADONNA (Atropa Belladonna) VERY POISONOUS Also Called Banewort, Black Cerry, Deadly Nightshade, Death's Herb, Devil's Cherries, Divale, Dwale, Dwaleberry, Dwayberry, Fair Lady, Great Morel, Naughty Man's Cherries, Sorcerer's Berry, Witch's Berry.
BENZOIN (Styrax benzoin) Also called Ben, Benjamen, Gum Benjamin, Gum Benzoin, Siam Benzoin, Siamese Benzoin, Sumatra Benzoin
BERGAMOT (Citrus bergamia) Also called Orange Mint, Orange Bergamot
BERGAMOT MINT (Mentha x piperita 'citrata')
BE-STILL (Thevetia Peruviana, T. Nereifolia) POISONOUS Also called Trumpet Flower, Yellow Oleander, Flor Del Peru, Lucky Nut.
BETONY (Stachys officonalis or Stachys betonica or Betonica officionalis) Also called Wood Betony, Bishopwort, Lousewort, Purple Betony
BIRCH (Betula alba) Also called Common Birch, White Birch, Beithe, Bereza, Berke, Beth, Bouleau, Lady of the Woods, Monoecia triandria, B. pubescens, B. verrucosa
BISTORT (Polygonum Bistorta) Also called Dragonwort, Easter Giant, English Serpentary, Osterick, Passions, Patience Dock, Red Legs, Snakeweed, Sweet Dock.
BITTERSWEET (Celastrus Scandens_American Bittersweet; Solanum Dulcamara-European Bittersweet) American Bittlesweet: POISONOUS
BLACKBERRY (Rubus fructicosus); ((Rubus villosus)American Blackberry) Also called Bly, Bramble, Brombeere, Fingerberry, Bramble-Kite, Bumble-Kite, Cloudberry, Dewberry, Thimbleberry, Brummel, Brameberry, Scaldhead, Brambleberry, R. cuneifolius
BLACKTHORN (Prunus spinosa) Also called Sloe, Mother of the Wood, Wishing Thorn
BLADDERWRACK (Fucus Vesiculosus; Various Other Plants) Also called Bladder Fucus, Cutweed, Kelp, Sea Spirit, Seawrack, Seetang, Meeriche, Sea Oak, Black Tang.
BLEEDING HEART (Dicentra Spectabilis or D. Formosa) For Love
BLOODROOT (Sanguinaria Canadensis) Also called King Root, Red Root, Tetterwort. POISONOUS
BLUEBELL (Campanula Rotundifolia) Also called Harebell.
BLUEBERRY (Vaccinum Frondosum, V. Angustifolium, V. Corymbosum, V. Pallidum) Also called Bilberry.
BLUR FLAG (Iris Versicolor) POISONOUS Also called Flag Lily, Fleur-de-Lys, Iris, Liver Lily, Poison Lily, Poison Flag, Snake Lily, Water Flag, Water Iris.
BODHI (Ficus Religiosa) Also called Bo-Tree, Peepul Tree, Pipul, Sacred Tree.
BONESET (Eupatorium Perfoliatum) Also called Agueweed, Crosswort, Feverwort, Indian Sage, Sweating Plant, Teasel, Thoroughwort, Wood Boneset.
BORAGE (Borago officionalis) Also called Bugloss, Burrage, Herb of Gladness
BRACKEN (Pteridium Aquilinum) Used For: Healing, Rain Magic, Prophetic Dreams.
BRAZIL NUT (Bertholletia Excellsa) EAT ONLY THE PROCESSED NUT.
BRIAR ROSE (Rosa rubiginosa) Also called Wild Rose, Hip, Old Garden Rose
BRIONY (Bryony Spp. Dioica) POISONESS Also called Gout Root, Ladies' Seal, Mad Root, Snake Grape, Tamus, Tetterberry, Wild Hops, Wild Vine, Wood Vine, English Mandrake.
BROMELIAD (Crypanthus Spp.) Also called Chameleon Star, Earth Star.
BROOM (Genista scoparius syn. Cytisus scoparius and Sarothamnus scoparious) Also known as Scotch Broom, Banal, Basam, Besom, Bisom, Bizzon, Breeam, Broom Tops, Brum, Genista Green Broom, Irish Tops, Link, Irish broom.
BUCHU (Barosma Betulina, Agathosma Betulina) Also called Bookoo, Bucoo, Buku, Oval Buchu, Short Buchu, Sab, Pinkaou.
BUCKTHORN (Rhamnus Catharticus, R. Frangula, R.Spp) Also called Hart's Thorn.
BUCKWHEAT (Fagopyrum Spp.) Also called Beechwhwat, Brank, French Wheat, Saracen Corn.
BURDOCK (Arctium Lappa) Also called Bardana, Beggar's Buttons, Burrseed, Clotbur, Cockleburr, Great Burdock, Happy Major, Hardock, Hurrburr, Personata.
CABBAGE (Brassica Oleracea) USED FOR lUCK.
CACTUS (Few Are Poisonous, Ingest Only Those Used For Food.) Also called Sloe, Mother of the Wood, Wishing Thorn
CALAMUS (Acorus Calamus) VERY POISONOUS Also called Gladdon, Myrtle Flag, Myrtle Grass, Myrtle Sedge, Sweet Cane, Sweet Flag, Sweet Grass Sweet Root, Sweet Rush, Sweet Sedge, Lubigan.
CAMELLIA (Camellia Japonica) Used To Bring Riches.
CAMPHOR (Cinnamomum camphora) Also called Laurel Camphor, Gum Camphor
CAPER (Capparis Spinosa) Also called Fakouha, Lasafa, Shafallah.
CARAWAY (Carum carvi) Also called Caraway Seed
CARDAMOM (Elettario cardamomum) Also known as Amomum Cardamonum, Alpinia Cardamomum, Matonia cardamomu, Cardamomum minus, Amomum repens, Cardamomi Semina, Cardamom Seeds, Malabar, Cardamums, Ebil, Kakelah seghar, Capalaga, Gujattati elachi, Ilachi, Ailum
CARNATION (Dianthus caryophyllus) Also called Pink , Clove Pink, Gillies, Gillieflower, Jove's Flower, Nelka, Scaffold Flower, Sops-In-Wine, Gilly Flower.
CAROB (Jacaranda Procera, Prosopis Dulcis, Ceratonia Siliqua) Also called Caaroba, Caroba, Carobinha, Chocolate.
CARROT (Daucus Carota) Also called Bird's Nest, Philtron, Gizri, Queen Ann's Lace.
CASCARA SAGRADA (Rhamnus Purshiana) Also called Sacred Bark, Bitter Bark, Ecorce Sacree, Yellow Bark, Cittim Bark.
CASHEW (Anacadium Occidentale) Also called Mbiba, Kasui, Mkanju.
CASSIA (Cinnamomum aromaticum var. cassia) Bastard Cinnamon, Chinese Cinnamon, Cassia lignea, Cassia Bark, Cassia aromaticum, Canton Cassia
CASTOR (Ricinus Communes) POISON Also called Palma Christi, Palms Christi Root, Mamona, Makula Kula, Mbono, Mbogo, Racznick.
CATNIP (Nepeta Catoria) Also called Cat, Catmint, Catnep, Catrup, Cat's Wort, Field Balm, Nepeta, Nip
CAT TAIL (Typha Capensis, T. Spp.) Also called Tabua, Ibhuma, Balangot.
CEDARWOOD (Cedrus libani or Cedrus spp. or Thuja occidentalis or T. spp) Also known as Cedar, Tree of Life, Arbor Vitae (Thuja occidentalis) or Yellow Cedar (T. occidentalis)
CELANDINE, GREATER (Chelidonium majus) POISON Common Celandine, Garden Celandine
CELANDINE, LESSER (Ranunculus ficaria) POISON Small Celandine, Figwort, Smallwort, Pilewort
CELERY (Apium Graveolens) Also called Aipo, Karafs, Elma.
CENTAURY (Erythraea Centaurium, Centaurium Spp. Erythraea.) Also called Christ's Ladder, Feverwort.
CHAMOMILE (Chamaemelum nobile or Anthemis nobilis) Also called Roman chamomile, English chamomile, Perennial Chamomile, Wild Chamomile, Camomyle, Chamaimelon, Maythen (Saxon), Whig plant, Heermannchen (German), Manzanilla (Spanish), Ground Apple.
CHERRY (Prunus serotina) Also known as Black Cherry, Wild Cherry, Sweet Cherry (P. avium), Virginian Prune, Chokecherry (P. virginiana).
CHESTNUT (Castanea Sativa, C. Dentata, C. Spp.) Used For Love.
CHICKWEED (Stellaria Media) Also called Adder's Mouth, Indian Chickweed, Passerina, Satin Flower, Star Chickweed, Starweed, Starwort, Stellaire, Stitchwort, Tongue Grass, Winterweed, Qoqobala.
CHICORY (Cichorium Intybus) Also called Succory, Wild Cherry, Wild Succory.
CHILI PEPPER (Capsicum Spp.) Also called Red Pepper.
CHINA BERRY (Melia Azederach) POISON Also called Chinatree, Ku Lian Pi.
CHRYSANTHEMUM (Chrysanthemum Sinense, C. Spp.) POISON Also called Mum
CINCHONA (Cinchona Ledgeriana or Succirubra.) For Luck And Protection.
CINNAMON (Cinnamomum verum or zeylanicum) Also called Sweet Wood, Laurus cinnamomum
CINQUEFOIL (Pontentilla reptans) Also called Five Fingered Grass, Creeping cinquefoil, Crampweed, Five Fingered Blossom, Goosegrass, Goose Tansy, Moor Grass, Pentaphylon, Silver Cinquefoil, Silverweed, Sunkfield, Synkefoyle, Five Finger Grass, Five Leaved Grass.
CITRON (Citnus Medica) Also called Sukake, Forbidden Fruit, Rough Lemon.
CLARY SAGE Salvia sclarea) Clarry, Orvale, Toute-bonne, Clear Eye, See Bright, Eyebright
CLEAVERS (Galium Aparine) Used For Relationships, Commitment, Protection, Tenacity
CLOTH-OF-GOLD (Crocus Angustifolia) Used In Animal Magic
CLOVE (Syzgium aromaticum) Also known as Eugenia aromatica
CLOVER (Trifolium Spp.) Also called Honey, Honeystalks,Shamrock, Three-Leaved Grass, Trefoil, Trifoil.
CLUB MOSS (Lycopodium selago or clavatum) Also called Selago, Foxtail, Lycopod, Vegetable Sulpher, Wolf Claw or Stag's Horn Moss. Also known as Muscus terrestris repens
** (Cinnamomum camphora) Also called Laurel Camphor, Gum Camphor
CAMPHOR (Cinnamomum camphora) Also called Laurel Camphor, Gum Camphor
COLTSFOOT (Tussilago farfara) Also called Horsehoof, Horsefoot, Foal's Foot, Coughwort, Hallfoot, Ass's Foot, Foalswort, Fieldhove, Bullsfoot, Donnhove, Pas d'âne (French)
COMFREY (Symphytum officonale) Also called Slippery Root, Knitbone, Blackwort, Assear, Black Wort, Boneset, Bruisewort, Consolida, Consound, Gum Plant, Healing Herb, Knit Back, Yalluc (Saxon), Ass Ear, Miracle Herb, Wallwort
COPAL (Bursera odorata)
CORIANDER (Coriandrum sativum) Also called Chinese Parsley, Cilantro, Cilentro, Culantro
CUMIN (Cuminum cyminum) Also called Cumino aigro (Malta)
CYPRESS (Cupressus sempervirens) Also called Tree of Death
DANDELION (taraxacum officinale) Also called Blowball, Cankerwort, Lion's Tooth, Piss-a-Bed, Priest's Crown, Puffball, Swine Snout, White Endive, Wild Endive
DILL (Anethum graveolens) Also called Aneton, Dill Weed, Dilly, Garden Dill.
DRAGONS BLOOD (Draceana draco spp.) Also called Blood, Blume, Calumus draco, Draconis resina, Sanguis draconis, Dragon's Blood Palm.
ECHINACEA (Echinacea angustifolia) Also called Black Sampson, Coneflower, Purple Coneflower, Niggerhead, Rudbeckia, Brauneria pallida
ELDER (Sambucus canadensis or nigra) Also known as Ellhorn (Low Saxon), Hollunder (German), Elderberry, Lady Elder, Black Berried Elder, Old Gal, Old Lady, Pipe Tree, Rob Elder, Tree of Doom, Bour Tree (14th Century), Bore Tree, Elrum, Alhuren, Battree, Hylder, Hylantree, Eldrum (Anglo-Saxon), Sureau (French), Sweet Elder.
ELECAMPANE (Inula Helenium ) Also called Scabwort, Elf Dock, Wild Sunflower, Horesheal, Velvet Dock
ELM (Ulmus campestris ) Also called, Ulmi cortex, Broad-Leaved Elm, Ulmus suberosa, Common Elm
EUCALYPTUS (Eucalyptus spp.) Also called Blue Gum Tree, Stringy Bark Tree
LEMON EUCALYPTUS (E. citriodora) Also called Citron Scented Gum, Lemon Gum
EYEBRIGHT (Euphrasia officionalis) Also called Euphrosyne, Red Eyebright, Euphrasia
FENNEL (Foeniculum vulgare) Also called Fenkel, Sweet Fennel, Wild Fennel
FERNS
Male Fern (Dryopteris filixmas) Also Called Male Shield Fern
Lady Fern (Aspenium Felix-foemina ) Also known as Athrythium Filix-foemina
Maidenhair Fern, True (Adiantum Capillus-veneris ) Also known as Capillaire commun, de Montpellier, Hair of Venus
Maidenhair Fern, Common (Asplenium trichomanes )
Sheild Fern (Aspidium spinulosum) Also calledPrickly-Toothed Shield Fern
Spleenwort, Common (Asplenium ceterach) Also called Scaly Fern, Finger Fern, Miltwaste, Ceterach (Arabian)
Spleenwort, Black (Aspenium Adiantum nigrum) Also called Black Maidenhair
Wall Rue (Asplenium Ruta-muraria ) Also called White Maidenhair, Tenwort
Hart's Tongue (Scolopendrium vulgare; Asplenium scolopendrium) Also called Hind's Tongue, Buttonhole, Horse Tongue, God's-hair, Lingua cervina
Bracken (Pteris aquilina) Also called Brake Fern, Female Fern
Polypody, Common (Polypodium vulgare) Polypody of the Oak, Wall Fern, Brake Root, Rock Brake, Rock of Polypody, Oak Fern (Old)
Royal Fern (Osmunda regalis) Osmund the Waterman, Heart of Osmund, Water Fern, Bog Onion
Adder's Tongue, English (Ophioglossum vulgatum) Christ's Spear
Moonwort (Botrychium lunaria)
FEVERFEW (Tanacetum parthenum)also (Chrysanthemum parthenium) Also known as Featherfoil, Fevrifuge Plant, Flirtwort, Featherfew, Pyrethrum Parthenium, Bachelor's Buttons
FIR, SILVER (Abies alba) Also known as Birth Tree.
FLAX (Linum usitatissimum) Also called Linseed.
FOXGLOVE (Digitalis purpurea) Also known as Fairy Gloves, Fairy Fingers, Dead Men's Bells, Cow-Flop, Digitalis, Dog;s Finger, Fairy Weed, Fairy Petticoats, Fairy Ghimbles, Floppy-Dock, Floptop Folk's Gloves, Fox Bells, The Great Herb, Mouth, Lusmore, Lus na mbau side ( Irish Gaelic), Our Lady's Glove, Witches Bells, Witches Thimbles.
FRANKINCENSE (Boswellia carterii) Also called Incense, Olibans, Olibanum, Olibanus
FUMITORY (Fumaria officinalis ) Also called Earth Smoke, Beggary, Fumus, Vapor, Nidor, Fumus Terræ, Fumiterry, Scheiterigi, Taubenkropp, Kaphnos, Wax Dolls
GALANGAL (Alpinia officionalis or A. galanga) Also known as Low John the Conquerer, Chewing John, China Root, Colic Root, East India Catarrh Root, Galingal, Gargaut, India Root, Kaempferia Gaanga, Rhizoma galangae, Galanga, Kæmpferia Galange, Siamese Ginger.
GARDENIA (Gardenia jasmenoides)
GARLIC (Allium sativum) Also known by Ajo (Spanish), Poor Man's Treacle, Stinkweed
GERANIUM (Pelargonium spp.) Also known as Scented Geranium
GINGER (Zingiber officionale) Also called African Ginger
GINSENG Oriental(Panax ginseng)or North American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolium) Also called Sang, Wonder of the World Root, Tartar Root, Five Fingers, Red Berry, Man's Health, Aralia quinquefolia
HAWTHORN (Cratageus spp.) Also known as May Tree, May Blossom, White Thorn, Bread and Cheese Tree, Gaxels, Hagthorn, Halves, Haw, Hazels, Huath, Ladies Meat, May, May Bush, Mayflower, Quick, Thorn, Tree of Chastity.
HAZEL (Corylus avellana) Also called European Filbert, Coll.
HEATHER (Calluna vulgaris, or spp. or Erica spp.) There are more than a thousand cultivars of heather. Also known as Heath, Scottish Heather, Common Heather, Ling.
HOLLY (Ilex aquifolium) The American variety is Ilex opaca Also called Aquifolius, Bat's Wings, Christ's Thorn, Holy Tre, Holm Chaste, Hulm, Hulver Bush, Tinne
HONEYSUCKLE (Lonicera japonica or caprifolium) Also known as Dutch Honeysuckle, Goat's Leaf, Woodbine
HOPS (Humulus lupulus) Also known as Beer Flavor, Beer Flower, (I)Flores de Cerveza.
HOREHOUND (Marrubium vulgare) Also called Bull's Blood, Eye of the Star, Haran, Hoarhound, Huran, Llwyd y cwn (Welsh), Marrubium, baruil, Seed of Horus, Soldier's Tea, White Horehound
HORSETAIL (Equisetum spp.) Also called Bottle Brush, Durch Rushes, Paddock Pipes, Pewterwort, Shavegrass
HYSSOP Hysopus officinalis Also called Hyssop Herb, Isopo, Ysopo, Yssop
IVY (Hedera helix) Also known as Common Ivy, Gort, Hedera
JASMINE (Jasminum officionale) Also called Jessamine, Yasmin, Moonligtht on the Grove
JUNIPER (Juniperus communis) Also called Enegro, Gemeiner Wachholder (German), Geneva, Gin Berry, Ginepro, Gin Plant, Genévrier,
LADY'S MANTLE (Alchemilla vulgaris) Also called Lion's Foot, Bear's Foot, Nine Hooks, Leontopodium, Sellaria, Pied-de-Lion (French, Frauenmantle (German)
LAVENDER (Lavandula species) Also called Elf Leaf; Nard; Nardus; Spike, Spikenard,
There are at least 28 species of Lavender. Some of the more common are: English Lavender (Lavendula angustifolia or vera or officinalis); French Lavender (L. dentata sp.); Spike Lavender (L. spica, or latifolia); White Lavender (L. angustifolia var. alba); Pink Lavender (L. angustifolia var. nana rosea); Wooly Lavender (L. lanata); Spanish or Italian Lavender (L. stoechas).
LEMON Citrus limon Citrus medica, Citrus Limoum, Citronnier, Neemoo Lemoo, Limoun, Limone
LEMON BALM Melissa officionalis Also called Melissa, Balm, Bee Balm, Sweet Balm, Sweet Melissa
LEMONGRASS (Cymbopogon citratus) Also called Melissa Grass, Sereh
LEMON VERBENA (Aloysia triphylla syn. Lippia citriodora) Also called Yerba Louisa, Cedron, Herb Louisa, Verveine citronelle or odorante, Lemon-scented Verbena, Aloysia Citriodora, Verbena triphylla, Lippia triphylla
LICORICE (Glycyrrhiza glabra) Also called Liquorice, Lacris (Welsh), Licourice, Lycorys (13th Century), Reglisse (French), Sweet Root, Liquiritia officinalis, Regolizia (Italian), Lacrisse (German)
LILAC (Syringia vulgaris) Also called Common Lilac
LIME (Citrus limata) Citrus acris, Limettæ Fructus
LINDEN (Tilia spp.) Also called Lime Tree, Linden Flowers, Linn Flowers, Common Lime, Flores Tiliæ, Tilleul
LOOSESTRIFE, PURPLE (Lythrum salicaria) Also called Blooming Sally, Lythrum, Partyke, Purple Willow Herb, Rainbow Weed, Sage Willow, Salicaire
LOTUS (Nelumbo nucifera or Nymphaea lotus) Also called Sacred Lotus
MACE (Myristica fragrans) Also called Arillus Myristicæ, Myristica officinalis, Myristica moschata, Macis, Muscadier
MARIGOLD (Calendula officinalis) Also known as Calendula, Holigold, Pot Marigold, Bride of the Sun, Drunkard, Goldes, Husbandman's Dial, Marybud, Marygold, Mary Gowles, Ruddes, Oculis chrisi, Ruddles, Spousa solis, Summer's Bride.
MARJORAM (Origanum majorana) Also known as Majorana hortensis, Knotted Marjoram, Sweet Marjoram, Wintersweet, Pot Marjoram, Joy of the Mountain, Knotted Marjorane, Marjorlaine, Mountain Mint, (O. onites).
MARSH MALLOW (Althaea officinalis ) Mallards, Mauls, Schloss Tea, Cheeses, Mortification Root, Guimauve (French)
MASTIC (Pistachia lentiscus) Also known as Gum Mastic, Masticke, Lentisk.
MEADOWSWEET (Filipendula ulnaria) Also known as Queen of the Meadow, Gravel Root, Meadowwort, Bride of the Meadow, Bridewort, Dollof, Meadwort, Gravel Root, Little Queen, Steeplebush, Trumpet Weed.
MINTS
Spearmint (Mentha spicata) Also known as Mentha viridis, Garden Mint, Mackerel Mint, Our Lady's Mint, Green Mint, Spire Mint, Sage of Bethlehem, fish Mint, Menthe de Norte Dame, Erba Santa Maria, Grauen Munze, Lamb Mint
Peppermint (Mentha piperata) Also called Brandy Mint
Wild Mint (Mentha sativa) Also called Water or Marsh Mint, Whorled Mint, Hairy Mint. Considered to be a variaton of Mentha aquatica.
Corn Mint (Mentha arvensis)
Wild Water Mint (Mentha aquatica) Water Mint, Wild Mint, Marsh Mint
Round-Leaved Mint (Mentha rotundifolia) Also known as Egyptian Mint
Horse Mint (Mentha sylvestris) Also known as English Horse Mint
MISTLETOE (Viscum album)-European Mistletoe (Phoradendron flavenscens) American Mistletoe Also known as Birdlime, All-Heal, Druid's Herb, Golden Bough, Holy Wood, Misseltoe, Thunderbesem, Witches Broom, Wood of the Cross, Devil's Fuge, Donnerbesen, Herbe de la Croi, Mystyldyne, Lignum Crucis, Korean mistletoe (Viscum coloratum)
MUGWORT (Artemisia vulgaris) Also known as Sailor's Tobacco, Witch Herb, Old Man, Artemis Herb, Hartemisia, Felon Herb, Muggons, Naughty Man, Old Uncle Henry, St. John't Plant, Cingulum Sancti Johannis.
MULLEIN (Verbascum thapsus) Also known as Hag's Taper, Candlewick Plant, Aaron's Rod, Velvet Plant, Shepherd's Club, Blanket Leaf, Flannel Pland, Graveyard Dust, Hedge taper, Jupiter's Staff, Lady's Foxglove, Olm Man's Fennel, Peter's Staff, Shepherd's Herb, Torches, Velvetback, Velvet Plant.
MYRRH (Commiphora myrrha) Also called Gum Myrrh Tree, Daran, Mirra Balsom Odendron, Commiphora Myrrha, Mirra, Morr-Didin, Didthin, Bowl
MYRTLE (Myrtus communis)
NUTMEG (Myristica fragrans) Nux Moschata, Myristica offinalis, Myristica, Myristica aromata(
OAK, COMMON (Quercus robur or spp.) Also known as Tanner's Bark, Common Oak, Duir, Jove's Nuts, English Oak
White Oak (Q. alba)
Black Oak (Q. tinctoria)
Red Oak (Q. rubra)
English Oak (Q. robur)
OAKMOSS (Pseudevernia prunastri)
ORANGE, SWEET (Citrus sinensis) Also called Citrus vulgaris, Citrus Bigaradia, Citrus Aurantium amara, Bigaradier, Gigarade Orange, Bitter Orange, Seville Orange, (Sweet) Portugal Orange, China Orange, Citrus dulcis, Love Fruit
ORRIS ROOT (Iris germanica var.florentina Also Called Florentine Iris, Queen Elizabeth Root
PARSLEY (Petroselinum sativum also crispum) Also called Devil's Oatmeal, Percely, Persil, Petersilie, Petroselinum, Roc Parsley
PATCHOULI (Pogostemon patchouli or heyeanus) Also called Pucha-pot or pucha-pat
PINE (Pinus spp.) White Pine (Pinus strobus, Pinus alba) Also called Oil of Turpentine Tree
ROSE (Rosa spp.)
Provins Rose (Rosa gallica) Also referred to as Red Rose especially in The British Pharmacopoeia and the United States Pharmacopoeia
Damask Rose (Rosa damascus)
Musk Rose (Rosa muscatta)
Cabbage Rose (Rosa centifolia) Also known as Hundred-leaved Rose
Dog Rose (Rosa canina)
Wild Rose (Rosa arvensis) Also called Field Rose
Sweet Briar Rose (Rosa rubiginosa) Also known as Eglantine
Burnet Rose (Rosa spinossissima) Also called Scotch Rose or Pimpernel Rose
Downy Rose (Rosa villos )
ROSEMARY (Rosmarinus officinalis) Also called Compass Weed, Dew of the Sea, Elf Leaf, Guardrobe, Incensier, Libanotis (Grek), Polar Plant, Sea Dew
ROWAN (Sorbus aucuparia) Also known as Mountain Ash, Witchwood, Witchbane, Sorb Apple, Delight of the Eye, Quickbane, Ran Tree, Roden-Quicken-Royan, Ronetree, Thor's Helper, Whitty, Wicken-tree, Wiggin, Wiggy, Wiky, Wild Ash, Witchen.
RUE (Ruta graveolens) Also known as Herb of Grace, Garden Rue, Herbygrass, Hreow, Mother of the Herbs, Rewe, Ruta.
SAFFRON (Crocus sativus) Also known as Autumn Crocus, Crocus, Karcom, Krokos, Kunkuma (Sanskrit), Saffer (Arabic), Spanish Saffron
SAGE (Salvia officinalis) Also called Garden Sage, Red Sage, Sawge (Old English), Salvia salvatrix, Narrow-leaved White Sage, Broad-leaved White Sage
ST. JOHN'S WORT (Hypericum perforatum) Also called Amber, Fuga daemonum (Latin for Scare-devil), Goat Weed, Herba John, John's Wort, Kamath Weed, Sol Terrestis, Tipton Weed
SANDALWOOD (Santalum album) Also known as Sandal, Santal, White Sandalwood, White Saunders, Yellow Sandalwood, Sanders Wood
SPEARMINT (Mentha spicata) Also called Garden Mint, Our Lady's Mint, Sage of Bethlehem, Erba Santa Maria, Brown Mint, Lamb Mint, Green Mint, Yerba Buena, Green Spine, Mackeral Mint, Mismin (Irish Gaelic).
STAR ANISE (Illicium verum) Also called Chinese Anise
SUNFLOWER (Helianthus annuus) Also called Corona Solis, Marigold of Peru, Solo Indianus, Chrysanthemum Peruvianum
TARRAGON (Artemisia Dracunculus ) Also called Little Dragon, Herbe au Dragon (French)
TEA TREE (Melaleuca alternifolia) Also called Melaleuca
THYME (Thymus vulgaris) Also known as Common Thyme, Mother of Thyme, and Garden Thyme.
TOBACCO (Nicotiana tabacum) Also called Tabacca, Tabaci Folia
VALERIAN (Valeriana officinalis) Also known as Garden Heliotrope, Vandal Root, St. George's Herb, All-Heal, Amantilla, Bloody Butcher, Capon's Tail, Capon's Trailer, Cat's Valerian, English Valerian, Fragrant Valerian, Phu, Red Valerian, Sete Wale, Set Well
VERVAIN (Verbena officinalis) Also known as Enchanters Herb, Holy Herb, Verbena, Blue Vervain (V. hastata), Holy Wort, Brittanica , Enchanter's Plant, Herba Sacra, Herb of Enchantment, Herb of Grace, Herb of the Cross Herbe de Sacrée, Juno's Tears, Pigeon's Grass, Pigeonwood, Simpler's Joy, Van-Van, Verbena, Vervan
VETIVERT (Vetivera zizanioides) Also called Khus-khus or Vetiver.
VIOLET (Viola odorata) Also called Heartsease, Little Faces, Sweet Violet, Blue Violet and Viola.
WILLOW (Salix alba) Also known as White Willow, European Willow, Tree of Enchantment, Witches Aspirin, Osier, Pussy Willow, Saille, Salicyn Willow, Saugh Tree, Withe, Withy.
WITCH HAZEL (Hammamelis virginiana) Also called Spotted Alder, Winter Bloom, Snapping Hazelnut
WOAD (Ivatis tinctoria) Also called Wad (Anglo-Saxon, Guéde (French), Guado (Italian), Pastel (Spanish), Weat (Dutch)
WOOD ALOE (Aquilaria agallocha) Also called Lignum Aloes
WORMWOOD (Artemisia absinthium) Also known as Absinthe, Old Woman, Crown for a King, Green Ginger
YARROW (Achillea millefolium) Also known as Seven Year's Love, Milfoil, Achillea, Arrowroot, Bad Man's Plaything, Carpenter's Weed, Death Flower, Devil's Nettle, Devil's Plaything, Evil's Nettle, Eerie, Field Hops, Gwarwe, Hundred Leaved Gradd, Knight's Milfoil, Knyghten, Lady's Mantle, Militaris, Military Herb, Millefolium, Noble Yarrow, Nosebleed, Old Man's Mustard, Old Man's Pepper, Sanguinary, Snake's Grass, Soldier's Woundwort, Stanch Griss, Stanch Weed, Thousand Seal, WoundWort, Yarroway, Yerw.
YLANG-YLANG (Cananga odorata) Also called Flower of Flowers

2008 Wiccan Calendar from About.com

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:50:11 GMT

January

8: New moon at 6:37 am
22: Full moon (Cold Moon) at 8:35 am
30: Birthday of Z Budapest, founder of Dianic Wicca

February

2: Imbolc
2: Lammas or Lughnasadh (Southern Hemisphere)
4: New moon at 10:44 pm
7: Annular solar eclipse
12: Death of Gerald Gardner in 1964
20: Full moon (Quickening Moon) at 10:30 pm
21: Total lunar eclipse

March

7: New moon at 12:14 pm
20: Ostara
20: Mabon (Southern Hemisphere)
21: Full moon (Storm Moon) at 2:40 pm
28: Death of author Scott Cunningham in 1993

April

5: New moon at 11:55 pm
20: Full moon (Wind Moon) at 6:25 am
22: Earth Day

May

1: Beltane
1: Samhain (Southern Hemisphere)
5: New moon at 8:18 am
19: Full moon (Flower Moon)at 10:11 pm

June

1: England's Witchcraft Act of 1563 goes into effect
3: New moon at 3:22
13: Birthday of Gerald Gardner in 1884
15: Father's Day
18: Full moon (Strong Sun Moon) at 1:30 pm
20: Litha
20: Yule (Southern Hemisphere)
22: England's last Witchcraft Law is repealed in 1951
27: Birthday of author Scott Cunningham in 1956

July

2: New moon at 10:18 pm
4: Independence Day
18: Full moon (Blessing Moon) at 3:59 am
19: Rebecca Nurse is hanged in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692

August

1: Lammas or Lughnasadh
1: Imbolc (Southern Hemisphere)
1: New moon at 6:12 am
1: Total solar eclipse
1 - 2: Shreveport Pagan Pride Day (Shreveport, LA)
16: Full Moon (Corn Moon) at 5:16 pm
16: Partial lunar eclipse
30: New moon at 3:58 pm
31: Birthday of author Raymond Buckland

September

13: Arkansas Pagan Pride Day (Little Rock, AR)
14: Birthday of Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa in 1486
15: Full Moon (Harvest Moon) at 5:13 am
22: Fall Equinox or Mabon
22: Ostara (Southern Hemisphere)
29: New moon at 4:12 am

October

1: Birthday of Isaac Bonewits, founder of Ár nDraíocht Féin
14: Full moon (Blood Moon) at 4:02 pm
28: New moon at 7:14 pm
31: Samhain
31: Beltane (Southern Hemisphere)

November

14: Full moon (Mourning Moon) at 1:17 am)
27: New moon at 11:54 am

December

12: Full moon (Long Nights Moon) at 11:37
21: Winter Solstice or Yule
21: Litha (Southern Hemisphere)
27: New moon at 7:22 am

All About October

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:52:47 GMT

Nature spirits:
Frost Faeries, Plant Faeries

Herbs:
Pennyroyal, Thyme, Catnip, Uva Ursi, Angelica and Burdock

Colours:
Dark Blue-Green

Flowers:
Calendula, Marigold and Cosmos

Scents:
Strawberry, Apple Blossom and Cherry

Stones:
Opal, Tourmaline, Beryl and Turquoise

Trees:
Yew, Cypress ans Acacia

Animals:
Stag, Jackal, Elephant, Ram and Scorpion

Birds:
Heron, Crow and Robin

Deities:
Ishtar, Astarte, Demeter, Kore, Lakshimi, The Horned God, Belili and
Hathor

Power Flow:
Inner Cleansing, Karma and Reincarnation, Justice and Balance, Inner
Harmony

**Oct 27-Nov 1**

Nature Spirits:
Banshees and other between world messengers

Herbs:
Ginger, Hop, Wormwood, Hyssop, Patchouli, Mugwort, Nutmeg and Star
Anise

Colours:
Black, White and Purple

Flowers:
White Lily, Dahlia and Chrysanthemum

Scents:
Rosemary, Dragons blood, Liliac, Pine and Wisteria

Stones:
Obsidian, Onyx and Apache Tear

Trees:
Pine, Cypress, Yew and Elder

Animals:
Bat, Wolf, Sow, Dog and Snake

Birds:
Owl, Raven and Falcon

Deities:
Cybele, Circe, Hel, Nephthys, Cerridwen, The Horned God

Power Flow:
Release, Remembering, Communion with the Dead, Prophecy, Releasing
old negative emotions and memories

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********* ***

The October moon is known as... Blood Moon, Harvest Moon, Shedding
Moon, Winterfelleth (Winter Coming), Windermanoth (Vintage Month),
Falling Leaf Moon, Ten Colds Moon, Moon of the Changing season.

Oct 7: Sumerian New Year in honour of the goddesses Ishtar and
Astarte

Oct: 11-13: Greek 'Thesmophoria' Women only festival in honour of
Demeter and Kore

Oct 12: Roman 'Fortuna Redux' celebration for happy journeys.
Birthday of Aleister Crowley

Oct 13: Jacques de Molay and other French Templars arrested by order
of King Phillip IV 1306

Oct 14: Nepalese and Indian 'Durga Puja' honouring the victory of
the Great Mother Durga over evil

Oct 15: Roman purification of the city

Oct 16: Indian 'Lakshmi Puja' (Diwalii, Festival of Light)

Oct 18: British 'Great Horn Fair' in honour of the Horned God

Oct 21: Slavonic 'Day of Orsel' (Day of Ursula) moon goddess

Oct 22: Mesoptamian 'Day of willows' in honour of Belili or Astarte

Oct 25: Chinese 'Festival of Han Lu' Moon and Harvest goddess.
Jacques de Molay first interrogated after Templar arrest 1306

Oct 26: Egyptian 'Festival of Hathor'. De Molay and 31 other
Templars confess to herasy, all these confessions are later recanted
1306

The late October moon is known as... Blue Moon, Moon of the dead,
Hunting Moon, Ancestor Moon, Hunters Moon.

Oct 28-Nov 2: Egyptian 'Isia' celebrating the search and recovery of
Osiris

Oct 29: Iroquois 'Feast of the Dead'

Oct 30: Mexican: 'Angelitos' In memory of the souls of dead children

Oct 31: Celtic 'Samhain' (Celtic Feast of the Dead). Egyptian 'Feast
of Sekhmet and Bast'. Indian 'Festival of Dasehra' celebrating the
battle of Rama and Kali against Ravana the demon.

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Rite To Honor The Dead

In October the other world comes very close to the one we are living
in.

Create an altar for your deceased ancestors by decorating with a
white altar
cloth, flowers and a small bowl of water. Sprinkle some herbs on your
candles. Put pics of your departed loved ones in the middle of the
table.
Light your white or yellow devotional candle in front of them. Burn
a little
incense for the ghosts. Put out some red fruit or hard candies. Use
your own
words to speak to your ancestors saying something similar to the
following.

Dear_______, hello! This is your relative(daughter, son, mother,
etc).
Happy Halloween! I have set out food for you to eat and water to
drink. I
honor you, my ancestor, because what you were is who I am today, and
I am
all that you could give me. I thank you for my life and ask you for
more
protection on the street, in my home, and within myself, so that I
may
reject negative ideas and will not internalize oppression. Rest in
the holy
beauty of the goddess; rejoice in your nearness to the source of all
life.
Extend your powers like wings over the family you have left behind
and we
shall remember you with reverence on this night every year.

If your ancestors graves are nearby, visit them and tend to weeding,
planting, etc.

The Grandmother of Time by Zsuzsanna E Budapest

New Community

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 00:16:54 GMT

My friend mysticmirth, of the crinkly_things icon community fame, has started another really cool community. goddess_charm is a showcase of her Goddess bracelets. You should really go check it out and join. If you like sparkly things, you will like them. :D

myLot

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 22:15:32 GMT

You may have seen this in my main journal. If so, I apologize. But, we are trying to do things to get extra money for a down payment on a house. One of the ways I'm doing this is writing on the internet. This is my referral url for myLot. If you sign up on myLot and participate in the discussions, not only do you get paid, but I get a bonus which is 25% of what you are getting.So, the thing to do is to get other people to sign up using your referral link and then the money adds up faster. So, here is my link. And thanks to the person who signed up.

http://www.mylot.com/?ref=myfanwy65

Thanks. :D

FDA Trying to Control the Growing and Usage of Herbal Supplements

Sat, 14 Apr 2007 20:52:50 GMT

FDA Regulators Using Legal Trickery to Kill Alternative Procedures and Products
The FDA is using legal maneuvering to end your access to natural health products (like vitamins, minerals and herbs) and natural health therapies of all sorts. Again. This time, their ploy is to declare the therapies are "Medicine" so any non-physician who uses them will be practicing medicine without a license. Since these practices are "Medicine", any products used would be untested drugs and therefore forbidden.

Go here to find out more.
http://tinyurl.com/2u7ghc

I'm not sure if this site is legit, but, I thought it wouldn't hurt to spread the word if it turns out to be.

New Home Cleansing Ritual

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 00:29:03 GMT

Whether your home is a new apartment or a new house, you should clean it not just with soap and water, but also in a spiritual way. To start, smudge the home. For this, I prefer a sage and lavender smudge. Visualize warm thoughts of how you will spend time here with your family and friends. To ground and clear the home, use a mix of pine needles, mint leaves, salt, crushed cedar shavings, and lavender buds to sprinkle on the floors and carpets. Leave this mixture in place for twenty-four hours before sweeping and vacuuming, and you will draw out negativity. As soon as you are finished vacuuming, dump the bag to rid the house of any energies from the previous residents. Next, steep a handful of dried burdock (Arctium lappa) in water and wash your floors with this to purify, protect, and ward off negativity. Sinks, drains, and toilets benefit by mixing lavender oil and salt with water and allowed to stand over night before rinsing.
By: Boudica

Full Moon Water

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 00:28:24 GMT

Every Full Moon take a jar or bottle of water outside and set it where
the light of the Full Moon will shine on it. Leave it there as long as
the Moon is out. Ask the Goddess to bless the water with Her light and
love. Now take the jar and close it tightly. Keep it to use in all
rituals and spells that require water. When the next Full Moon comes,
pour the remaining water in the grass or a garden (don't pour it down
the drain!), and repeat the process

A Prayer Before Cooking

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 14:14:33 GMT

from The Circle Within by Dianne Sylvan

Earth and Water, Fire and Air
Love and joy and laughter
All come together in this food.
I nurture others and I am nurtured by Your love.
Goddess of the verdant Earth,
God of the ripening harvest,
Bless the stirring of this spoon,
Bless the stirring of our hearts.

Meditation To Meet the Wise Woman

Sat, 31 Mar 2007 21:42:31 GMT

Snagged from GreenWitchGarden

Meditation To Meet the Wise Woman

This meditation takes you to meet your plant guide or teacher who
will answer your questions, guide your study and suggest areas of
work in your learning about the plant world.

Allow yourself at least 20 minutes for this meditation. Go to a place
where you will not be disturbed, and unplug the phone. It is a good
idea to pre-record the meditation on a tape recorder and then play it
back to yourself, or, if you are a group, elect one member to guide
the rest.

Make yourself comfortable, lie or sit down, loosen tight clothing, be
warm enough as your body heat will drop after a while.

Relax, take a few deep breaths, with each out-breath feel yourself
breathing out tension, relaxing down, down into the ground. Relax
your feet. Feel the muscles of the feet become heavy and let go of
any tension there. Relax the calves, breathe out any tension in the
calves. Relax the knees, feel them grow heavy. Relax the thighs,
relax the buttocks. Feel the floor (or chair) support them, let go.
Relax the genitals and the belly. Breathe away tension, feel them
become soft and empty. Relax the spine. Feel the tension draining
away. Allow your spine to become heavy, to sink into the floor. Relax
your abdomen, feel it become soft, breathe out any tension there.
Relax your chest. Be aware of your breathing; with each breathing in
breathe in light and with each out-breath breathe out tension.
Relax your shoulders, let them go heavy and sink into the floor.
Feel the weight glide off them. Relax your upper arms and then your
lower arms and hands, feel tension washing out of your arms,
through your fingers and into the floor. Relax your neck,
relax your throat, feel them become soft. Relax your face, relax your
jaw muscles, relax your eyes, feel them turn inward. Relax your scalp
muscles . . .

Imagine you are walking in a wood. It is a bright summer's day; the
sunlight dapples through the trees overhead and there is a warm and
balmy breeze. Be aware of your surroundings. See the plants growing
on the ground around you, notice the trees and any birds and animals
nearby. Begin to walk, treading a well-worn path which leads you
deeper and deeper in the forest . . . As you walk, pay close
attention to your surroundings, notice what is around you . . . As
you move deeper and deeper into the forest the trees begin to grow
closer and closer together; it becomes darker. But you are not
afraid; this is a welcome darkness; you feel safe and protected . . .
Suddenly you come across a clearing in the forest and in the center
of the clearing is a hut. Make the choice to approach the hut,
someone will come out to greet you . . . Allow her to take you
inside, go with her where she takes you . . . Speak to her, ask her
any questions you have . . . (Allow 10 to 15 minutes to hear what she
has to say to you) . . . Then realize it is time to leave, but be
aware that you can return any time you wish. Say goodbye now, and
slowly walk back along the path until you reach the place you started
at . . . Then gradually come back into the room. Open your eyes, re-
orientate yourself and write down your experiences.Your plant teacher
will teach you about the physical uses of plants, their magical and
emotional properties, their plant lore and everyday uses. As you
develop a relationship with her you will also go on a journey deep
into yourself.

from: *A Wisewoman's Guide to Spells, Rituals, and Goddess Lore
Elisabeth Brooke*

Chocolate Scrying

Sat, 31 Mar 2007 21:41:19 GMT

a white bowl with sloping sides
a double boiler
chocolate that melts
a dark brown candle
a stick of your favorite incense
a yellow M&M
a box of chocolates.

Melt the chocolate in the double boiler and pour it into the bowl, being
careful to evenly coat the inside of the bow. Any remaining chocolate should be cooled and placed on a plate near the candle. Place the yellow M&M in the center of the bottom of the bowl. Light the candle and the incense. Gaze at the yellow M&M while slowly nibbling the left over chocolate and/or boxed chocolate. Say words similar to these:

"Oh, Great Chocolate,
without whom life would be so plain and thin,
guide me as I meditate on your many forms."

Eat a piece of chocolate. Keep eating and gazing. Soon, a chocolate answer will appear. At the end of the scrying session, dispose of the candle properly. Patiently remove the chocolate from the inside of the bowl and eat it, savoring every mouthful, and absorbing the visions of which you have just partaken.
author unknown

Chocolate Love Spell

Sat, 31 Mar 2007 21:40:34 GMT

Strengthen those ties between you and your lover with this delicious spell. Splurge for this spell and buy the best hot chocolate you can afford. You will also need some rose water and two amethyst stones. Candles are nice as well. Make a cup of the decadent hot chocolate for each of you, adding a tablespoon of rose water and an amethyst to each cup. Now snuggle up together, just the two of you, and enjoy your chocolate. Afterwards, wash the amethysts and each of you carry one as a reminder of your relationship and love for one another.
By: Laurel Reufner

Charm to Form an Alliance with the Trees

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 19:14:35 GMT

When summer falters before its flight, go on an evening of full
moonlight,
and cut from an oak tree one true branch, thick with leaves and with
acorns bunched. Then where a wood grows dense and dark, stand at its
edge
and the oak bough shake - saying these words to the ranks of
trees, that their strength may be yours for whatever you please:

With oak I lead
That ash may follow
Also alder
Elm and Willow
Cedar and locust
Hickory, larch,
Walnut, chestnut
Poplar, birch,
Beech and maple
Fir and pine:
All these powers
So be mine.

Then hang the oak bough over your door, taking one acorn from its
store to be sewn up fast in a chamois skin, safe to be keep for what
you would win.

from The Crone's Book of Charms and Spells by Valerie Worth

Increase Your Business Spell

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 22:54:34 GMT

James Kambos Llewellyn's Spell-a-Day
06/16/04
Begin this spell on a Wednesday, and conclude it on the following
Wednesday. You'll need a flowerpot, some soil, and a package of
California poppy seeds. Starting on a Wednesday, begin filling the
flower pot with soil, bit by bit, each day for six days. As you do so,
think of your business growing. On the seventh day, fill the pot
completely with soil. Carry the pot and seeds out to a sunny garden
spot. Spread the soil on the earth, and press in the seeds. Water the
seeds, then say the following charm: "With soil and seeds, with water
and Sun, the growth of my business has begun." Nurture the seeds until
they can grow on their own. Then, so shall your business endeavors
thrive.

Kitchen Witch Purification Spell

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 22:53:53 GMT

2001 Spell-A-Day/2001-07-03
No time to cast a circle and perform a long purification ritual? No
problem! Into a large enamel saucepan, add: two minced large onions,
five minced cloves of garlic, two tablespoons dried rosemary, two sliced
lemons, and two tablespoons of crushed black peppercorns. Cover with
three quarts of water and bring to a rolling boil. Let the steam
permeate the house, carry the pan carefully through the house into each
room so that the steam can filter into every nook and cranny. When this
is finished, open the windows and let the wind blow through to take away
the last remnants of day-to-day tension and stress. By: Yasmine Galenorn

Spell To Ease Pain And Renew Hope

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 22:53:12 GMT

1 black candle
3 pieces of amethyst
Vetivert oil
1 white candle
3 pieces of rose quartz
Lotus Oil
At sunset on the night of the Full Moon, take the black candle and
inscribe it with a short description of the/your problem. Anoint the
candle with vetivert oil and charge it. Set the candle in a holder on
your altar. Take the 3 pieces of amethyst and hold it in your hand.
Visualize your pain and pour it into the stones. Place the stones in a
circle around the base of the candleholder and light the candle.
Visualize the pain leaving you. Allow the candle to burn down 1/3rd of
the way and then extinguish. Take one of the pieces of amethyst outside.
Hold it in your hand and again see and feel your pain transferring to
the stone. Then take the stone and throw it from you with all your
might. Never take this stone up again. Repeat this spell for the next
two nights, until the candle has completely burned down, and the
amethyst stones are gone. Take any remaining wax from the candle and
bury off of your property.
At sunrise on the morning of the new moon, take the white candle and
inscribe it with the word "Hope". Anoint the candle with the lotus oil
and charge it. Set the candle in a holder on your altar. Take the 3
pieces of rose quartz and hold it in your hand. Visualize a positive
future for yourself. See yourself living, laughing and enjoying life.
Place the stones in a circle around the base of the candleholder and
light the candle. Visualize and feel a strong sense of hope and
expectancy coming to you. Allow the candle to burn down 1/3rd of the way
and then extinguish.
Repeat this spell for the next two nights, until the candle has
completely burned down. Take the rose quartz and place one in your purse
pocket, medicine bag or amulet to be carried with you. Place another by
a window sill in a sunny room. Take the last piece and bury it by a tree
in your yard as an offering. If you don't have a yard, you may bury it
in a flower pot or plant in your home or place outside the entrance of
your home.

Spell for Health

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 22:52:35 GMT

Again, don't depend on the spell to do ALL your work for
you. Support it with micro/baby steps.
For Health -- Z. Budapest's The Holy Book of Women's Mysteries.

Light white candles on the alter. Think about the work you will do.
Light incense: White Magic, Ritual, or Our Sister of Guadeloupe. As the
incense fills your space, think about the Goddess of Life permeating the
pores of your body.
Light your petitioner candle, which is either your astral color or a
deep green candle representing the color of life. Write your name three
times on it with something sharp; anoint with Seven Power oil, Blessing
oil, or your own ritual oil. Say:
This is me in excellent health. The blessing of the Life Goddess is upon
me so that I may prosper!
Light an orange candle and say:
This flame draws all that is good, all that is health, all that is
strength to me!
Light three red candles and say:
Here is the strength, the power of the Goddess of Life. Here is Her fire
of life, the threefold Goddess Who rules over life and death and beauty.
This is the fire that enters my body to build, to maintain, to prosper
my life!
Contemplate what you have said, then say:
Hygeia, Goddess of Health, enter my mind so that I will think strong.
Blessed be! Goddess Hygeia, enter the cells in my body, one by one, and
make them whole; make them strong. Blessed be!Goddess of Life, infuse
the force in me that created the universe. Increase toward me the force
that created the planet earth. Protect my organic life, so that it
maintains me in this incarnation. Blessed be!
Do this every Friday, the day of Venus (Goddess of Life), or Freya, the
Nordic Goddess who gave us the name Friday. Do this for seven successive

Fridays.

A Space Cleansing Spell

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 22:51:33 GMT

Space cleansing is very important. Residue accumulates from the energy
of people and events which have been in a given space. This is rather
like invisible scum that adheres to them area, changing the vibration of
its energy for the worse. This is especially true of places where
traumatic events have occurred, but even everyday events build up a
residue as well. Therefore this kind of cleansing is very important.
Space "cleansing" can also be described as "purification" or "blessing"
of the area. Any space can benefit from being cleansed, but it is
especially important in places where people live -especially homes and
bedrooms. Space cleansing is also very important for areas where you
plan to do magical working or rituals, as energetic residue may tend to
make it harder to raise and direct energy.
The simplest form of space cleansing requires no "tools" or "props",
only your own ability to visualize. In order for it to work fully, you
must concentrate strongly. You may wish to ask your Spirit Guides to
help you -you do not need to know WHO they are to ask their aid, only
THAT they are.
Begin by clearing and releasing all excess energy from yourself, as you
have learned to do.
Enter the space you plan to cleanse, or at least stand on its periphery.
Set your INTENT and speak it with words like these:
"Behold, I do cleanse and purify this space, nothing which is negative
or harmful may remain here! I cast out all negativity, returning it to
Mother Earth, that She may reuse and recycle it to better purposes."
Now visualize a clear white or yellow light entering the room and
filling it. See the room fill with the white or yellow energy until it
is full, and visualize it pushing out the negativity (which you might
see as bits of darkness, kind of like psychic dust). As you do this,
concentrate strongly on the idea of eliminating all negativity from the
place.
Now say something like:
"I do bless this space, and will that nothing which is negative or
harmful may return here!"
Visualize the room filling now with a pure blue-white light, going into
every part of the space, and concentrate on the idea that this light
will form a barrier against all negativity.
When the space is filled of blue-white light, visualize that light
changing to a vivid purple in color. This raises the vibration of the
energy greatly, making it impossible for negativity to remain.
Now set a seal on it by speaking words of power like:
"By my will, with harm to none, as do will so mote it be!"
Now clear and release all excess energy from yourself.
This is the simplest form of space cleansing.
If you wish, you may augment it with certain tools: incense for example,
or Holy Water.
To use incense, choose the form of incense you prefer: cone, stick,
smudge stick, powdered, or non-combustible. Then acquire an appropriate
kind of incense in that form. Incenses that are especially good for
cleansing include Sage, Lavender, and Frankincense, among others. After
you fill the space with yellow white light, take the incense and go
through every part of the area, filling it with the smoke, while
continuing to concentrate on clearing out all negativity. Then proceed
as above.
If you prefer a non-combustible incense, your best bet at this point in
your studies would be a sprig of FRESH Sage, which would be waved
through the area rather than burned.
Along with or instead of incense you could also use Holy Water. In
Wiccan usage the term Holy Water refers to any of several forms of
consecrated water. One form of Holy Water is charged by the light of the
Full Moon, or of the Sun -this is also called Lustral Water. Lustral
Water is fairly rare and is used for specific purposes. The more common
form of Holy Water is consecrated water and salt, which is used in most
in most rituals.
To consecrate Holy Water you will need; water, and salt (preferably sea
salt, as discussed above, in the body of the lesson).
Clear and release all excess energy.
Place your hand over the water. Make three Tuathail or counterclockwise
circles over the water, concentrating on removing any negativity from
it. Say something to the effect of:
"Behold, I exorcise you, O creature of Water, casting out from you any
impurities which may lie within!"
Imagine yellow-white light pouring down from your hand into the water,
and forcing out all negativity.
Now make three Deosil or clockwise circles with your hand over the
water. Say something like:
"And I do bless and consecrate you to this work!"
Visualize the water being filled with a clear, bluish white light.
Imagine the water filling with this light until it shines as brightly as
if there were a blue-white sun within it.
Now repeat this process in the same way for the salt. As water is
(obviously enough) the "creature of Water" so salt is the "creature of
Earth."
When the salt is blessed, say:
"Behold, the salt is pure! Behold the water is pure! Purity into Purity
then, and purity be blessed!"
Add three pinches of salt to the water and stir.
You have now made the simpler form of Holy Water.

Solo Ritual to the Fire Goddess

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 22:50:12 GMT

Prepare an altar in fiery colors, with sparkling objects to catch the
candlelight. In the center place 3 candles, orange, red, and gold. As
you praise each of these Goddess in turn, light her candle, sit silently
receiving her messages and blessings.
Blessed be the Goddess of Creativity,
Brigid, Bright One.
Goddess of the forge.
Teach me to bear the fires of transformation.
The furnace that tempers my blade,
and makes me strong
Be with me as I blaze my trail.
I light this candle in fiery offering to you
Brigid, Goddess of Fire.
Blessed be the Goddess of Transformation,
Persephone, Courageous One,
the molten kore of the earth.
Teach me to enter the underworld without fear,
and to emerge without regret.
Light my path with your torches.
I light this candle
in fiery offering to you,
Persephone, Goddess of Fire
Blessed be the Goddess of Faith.
Hestia, Constant One,
Goddess of hearth and temple.
Teach me the lessons of commitment and contentment,
service and celebration.
Warm me within and without
I light this candle in fiery offering to you
Hestia, Goddess of Fire.
Sit quietly for a few moments, let candles burn out.

Bottle Spell

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 22:49:22 GMT

Used to neutralize the power of those who intend to do you physical
harm, or hurt your reputation, or in any way pose a threat to your
security.
4 tbsps Frankincense or Myrrh 1 bottle with a cork or lid
4 tbsps Black powdered Iron Mortar and pestle
4 tbsps Sea Salt Parchment Paper
4 tbsps Orris-root Powder (or oak moss) Black Ink or black ballpoint pen
1 white candle Black thread
Mix the sea salt, orris-root powder, and the iron in a bowl. Then cut a
piece of parchment to fit inside your bottle and write on it with black
ink:
I neutralize the power of (name of adversary) to do me any harm.
I ask that this be correct and for the good of all.
So mote it be!
Roll up the parchment, tie it with a black thread to bind it, and place
it in the bottle. Fill the bottle with the dry ingredients. Then take
the white candle and while turning the bottle counterclockwise, drip the
wax over the cork to seal it. Last, secretly bury the bottle in a place
where it will not be disturbed and no animals or people will dig it up.
This spell is like a genie in a bottle. It should never be unleashed or
the power of the spell is lost.

A Kitchen Blessing

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 22:48:32 GMT

2002 Spell-A-Day/2002-02-04
To bless your kitchen, wash three stems of basil and tie them together
to form a small "wand." Facing east, hold the basil in your power hand
and gently shake it as you move clockwise around your kitchen. As you do
so, speak this charm:
Bless the pantry and every pot.
Bless the oven which cooks my food and keeps it hot.
Bless each appliance, cupboard, and drawer.
Bless this kitchen, forever more!
Hang the basil to dry, and use it as needed in recipes to bless your
food also. After the basil has been used, you can repeat this spell if
you wish. By: Jim Weaver

Pine Trees And Magic

Sat, 20 Jan 2007 15:31:59 GMT

Pine trees were already ancient by the time our earliest ancestors gazed
upon them. Against the frozen landscape the pines stood strong, silent,
and majestic. Since they are ever green, They came to symbolize youth,
strength, and eternal life. We honor the pine at Yule, a custom later
adopted by Christianity. To protect your health and youthfulness during
winter, approach a pine tree when the Moon is new. Walk around the tree
three times, chanting: "As this circle is round, we are bound." Remove
three green needles from the tree; give thanks and carry them home. Bind
them with threads of red and green. In early spring, during a New Moon,
release this little bundle into a running body of water. Repeat this
spell again when winter comes.

2004 Llewellyn Witches Datebook

Imbolc Spell

Wed, 10 Jan 2007 23:40:54 GMT

Imbolc is the Celtic holiday that marks the beginning of spring.

It is ruled by the goddess of spring, known as Brigit or Brigantia in Ireland, and Bride in Scotland. In Irish myth, the god of the earth Dagda, also known as the “good god,” had three daughters, who were all named Brigit. The first Brigit was the goddess of poetry, the second was the goddess of smithcraft, and the third was the goddess of fire and healing. All three are really aspects of one triple goddess who was associated with the Sun and with fire. On this day Brigit used her flame to rekindle the fire in the earth and assure that plants would have the heat that they need to break through the earth and begin to grow. In ancient times, a woman dressed as Brigit would bless the fires in the households and forges across Ireland. On this day, Brigit’s snake would come out of its mound, and the snake’s behavior would determine how long the remaining frost will last. This is the most likely origin of Groundhog Day. In Christian times, Brigit became a saint associated with
the Virgin Mary. Imbolc became the Christian Candlemas, the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which is celebrated by lighting candles. A Brigit’s cross is a talisman made of woven reeds that form a cross with a woven square in the center and four equal arms extending out from the center. This design gives the cross a sense of rotation that evokes the wheel of the year. Brigit’s cross should be made or bought on this day and used to protect the home throughout the year. Also on this night one can leave a silk ribbon on the doorstep for Brigit to bless. Later it can be used for healing.
By: Robert Place

Holly Berry Protection Charm

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 02:04:17 GMT

Place 3 sprigs of fresh berried holly around the base of a red pillar candle repeat 3 times

'the holly is is so magical
it brings both protection and charm
protect my home, bring good cheer and fun.
as we celebrate the return of the new born sun.

Season of Quiet Spell

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 01:47:26 GMT

Winter is the season of introspection and wisdom. Its cold, quiet days give us a chance to rest after the spring and summer seasons of growth and expansion. Now we may meditate on chances taken, lessons learned, and other subtle changes. This is a perfect time for scrying. For this spell, you will need three candles—one each of black, white, and blue—a black bowl, and some snow or ice. Fill the bowl with snow or pieces of ice. Light the candles and set the bowl in front of them, saying:

Light and water,
Son and daughter,
Dancing in winter’s glow;
Ice and fire,
Grant desire.
Show me what I would know.

Watch for images in the flicker of candlelight on the melting ice. Pay attention to the symbolism of the shapes you see. When the bowl’s contents have melted completely, blow out the candles and pour the water outside.
By: Elizabeth Barrette