English Name |
Latin Name |
Planet |
Element |
Magickal Use |
Acacia |
Acacia
|
Sun |
Air |
Protection, clairvoyance, The wood can be burned with sandalwood to stimulate the psychic centers. |
Allspice |
Pimento officinalis |
Mars |
Fire |
Energy, money, luck, healing. The ground herb, such as is used in cooking, can be added to incense. |
|
Populua tremula
(European) P. tremuloides
(American) |
Saturn, Sometimes Mercury |
Earth, sometimes Air |
Knowledge, reincarnation, overcoming curses, protection from thieves. Small shavings can be added to incense. |
Balm of Gilead (Balm of |
Icica carana, Populus
candicans, Commiphora
opobalsamum |
Saturn, sometimes Venus |
Earth, sometimes Water |
Protection, manifestations, intellectual stimulation, healing, love. Add to magickal bags or burn as incense. |
Bay Laurel |
Laurus Nobilis |
Sun |
Fire |
Protection, clairvoyance, exorcism, purification, and healing. Burn to enhance dreams. Hang wreaths to ward of evil. |
Benzoin |
Styrax Benzoin |
Sun |
Air |
Intellectual, purification, prosperity. Burned with other incense. Also attracts money. |
Betony, Wood |
Stachys
officinalis, Betonica officinalis, Stachys betonica |
Jupiter |
Fire |
Protection, purification. Placed beneath your pillow makes a psychic shield. Planted around home make barrier of protection. “Washing” of smoke purifies aura. |
Bistort |
Polygonum
bistorta |
Saturn |
Earth |
Clairvoyance, fertility, money. Carry it with you if you want to become pregnant. Burned it draws money. Burn with frankincense to increase power during divination. |
Boneset |
Eupatorium
perfoliatum |
Saturn |
Earth, sometimes Water |
Bind, exorcism. Sprinkle an infusion to drive negatives forces. Burn to produce a binding. |
Calamus |
Acorus Calamus |
Moon |
Water |
Protection, knowledge, binding, luck. Can be added to increase the binding power and give powder. Small pieces can be carried for good luck. |
Camphor |
Cinnamomum
camphora |
Moon |
Water |
Anti-aphrodisiac, healing, divination. Odor lessens sexual desire and wards off colds. Use for tarot readings. |
Caraway |
Carum Carvi |
Mercury |
Air |
Protection, passion, mental clarity. Put seeds in bag to drive away evil. Cooked increase sexual desire. Burned, sharpen mental faculties. |
Cardamom |
Elettaria Cardamomum |
Mercury. Sometimes Venus |
Fire, sometime Water |
Love, creativity, divination, prediction. Seep in wine or bake for love vibrations. Burned or soaked in bath to strengthen creativity and sharpen predictive powers. |
Cascarilla |
Croton Eleuteria |
Moon |
Water |
Psychic vision, divinations, magick. Use in bath water or burn as incense. |
Cassia |
Cinnamomum cassia |
Sun, sometimes Mercury |
Fire |
Protection, healing, success. Can be used instead of cinnamon. Burn or roll oiled candles in. |
Carnip |
Nepeta Cataria |
Venus |
Water |
Love, animal contacts. Use in love sachets or add to herbal tea. |
Cedar |
Cedrus libani,
Thuja occidentalis (yellow cedar) Juniperus
virginiana (red cedar) |
Jupiter |
Fire/Water |
Purification, exorcism. Chips or shavings, burned purifies the vibrations of your sacred area and home, driving out negative entities. |
Cherry, Wild |
Prunus avium, P.
serotina, P. virginiana |
Venus |
Earth/Air, sometimes Water |
Creativity, health. Bark can be burned as incense or added to sachets. |
Cicely, Sweet |
Myrrhis odorata |
Sun |
Water |
Surround a love candle with this herb. |
Cinnamon |
Cinnamonum
zeyanicum C. lauraceae |
Sun |
Fire |
Protection, healing, passion. Burn to raise vibrations to a high spiritual level. Mix with myrrh for a general-purpose incense. |
Cinquefoil |
Potentilla
Canadensis, P. reptans |
Jupiter |
Earth, sometimes Fire |
Protection, love, prosperity, healing, precognitive dreams. An infusion sprinkled around home and person will drive out curses and bad luck. Carry to attract all good things you way. Place a bag over the bed for precognitive dreams. |
Clary Sage |
Salvia sclarea |
Moon |
Water |
Love, magick. Add to sachets, incenses, and baths. |
Clove |
Eugenia
caryophyllata, Caryophyllus aromaticus, or Syzygium aromaticum |
Mercury, sometime Moon |
Air, sometimes Water |
Protection, memory, prosperity. Add to incense or wear to drive away negative forces. In incense stop gossip and draw good luck. |
Club Moss |
Lycopodium
clavotum |
Mercury, sometimes Moon |
Air, sometimes Water |
Protection. |
Deer’s Tongue |
Frasera speciosa
or Liatris adoratissima |
Venus, sometimes Mars |
Earth/Air, sometime Fire |
Love, psychic. Sprinkled on bed or worn it will attract men. Wear to increase psychic powers. |
Dittany of |
Origanum
dictamnus |
Mercury, sometimes Venus |
Earth/Air, sometime Water |
Divination, manifestation. Powerful cleanser of vibrations when burned. Also makes spirit manifestations in smoke. |
Dragon’s Blood |
Daemonorops
draco, Dracaena draco |
Mars |
Fire |
Energy, purification, protection. Add some to incense to increase potency and effectiveness. Make ink to draw magickal symbols. |
Frangipani |
Plumeria
acuminata and P. ruba |
Moon |
Water |
Love. Roll love candle in crushed flowers and surround candle with them. |
Frankincense |
Boswellia
carterii or B. thurifera |
Sun |
Fire |
Protection, purification, consecration, exorcism. |
Ginger |
Zingiber
officinale |
Mars, sometimes Sun |
Fire |
Offertory, success, power. Grow roots to attract success or sprinkle power in purse. Burn to draw power. |
Henna |
Lawsonia alba, L. inermis |
Moon |
Water |
Exorcism, uncrossing, healing. Dad on center of forehead to relieve headache. Burn incense for exorcisms. |
Jasmine |
Jasminum
officinale, J. odoratissimun |
Jupiter, sometimes Moon |
Earth, sometime Water |
Love, prosperity. Used to draw a spiritual type of love. Burn or carry flowers to attract money or prophetic dreams. |
Juniper |
Juniperus
communis |
Sun, sometime Saturn |
Fire |
Protection, love, exorcism. Burned berries drive away curses and increase psychic ability. |
Lavender |
Lavendula
officinale, L. vera |
Mercury, sometime Jupiter |
Air |
Love, protection, purification. Burn as a sacrifice. Keep upon person to attract love and give protection. Burn to purify. |
Lemon Verbena |
Lippa citroidora |
Venus, sometimes Mercury |
Air |
Purification, love.
Used to attract the opposite sex. |
Licorice |
Glycyrrhiza
glabra |
Mercury, sometimes Venus |
Earth/Air, sometime Water |
Love, protection, prophetic dreams. Chew on a stick of root to create passion. Use a dried stick as a wand during protection spells. Burn as incense to increase prophetic dreaming. |
Mastic |
Pistachia
lentiscus |
Sun |
Air |
Clairvoyance, manifestations. Add to incense when manifestation is needed. Burn for psychic visions. |
Mugwort |
Artemisia
vulgaris |
Venus |
Air, sometime Earth |
Protection, clairvoyance. Rub fresh leaves on crystal ball to strengthen their powers. Use as sleep pillows, gives prophetic dreaming and increase clairvoyant ability. |
Myrrh |
Commiphoria
myrrha |
Sun, sometimes Saturn or Moon |
Water |
Protection, purification, exorcism. Smoke is used to consecrate, purify, and bless objects. Increases power of any incense. |
Oak |
Quercus robur
and Q. alba |
Sun, sometime Jupiter |
Fire |
Prosperity, protection, fertility, power. Acorns or small pieces of wood carried for protection. Carrying an acorn increases physical fertility. |
Patchouli |
Pogostemon cablin
or P. patchouli |
Sun, sometime Mars or Saturn |
Earth |
Passion, love, divination, protection, death. Used as incense when meditating upon past lives. Use as incenses when performing divinations. |
Pepper |
Capsicum spp. |
Mars |
Fire |
Protection, exorcism. Burn only in small amount with other herbs, smoke can sting eyes. |
Pine |
Pinus spp. |
Mars |
Earth, sometime Air |
Purification, fertility, energy, exorcism. Mix with cedar and juniper for a great purifier/energizer. Use needle in bath or burnt as exorcism. Carry the cone to improve fertility. |
Red Saunders |
Oterocarpus
santalinum |
Venus |
Air |
Protection, purification, healing, love. Use to increase power of incense. |
Rose |
|
Venus |
Water |
Love, clairvoyance. Use in sachets, baths, or incenses to draw love. Drink rosebud tea to improve clairvoyance. |
Sandalwood |
Santalum album |
Moon (red/white), Mercury (white), or Venus (red) |
Air, sometimes Water |
Protection, purification, healing. Combine with rose for all-purpose purifier and or anointing oil. Burn to purify an area. |
Savory, Summer |
Satureia
hortensis |
Venus |
Earth/Air |
Intellect, creativity. Eat it, wear it, or burn it. |
Squill |
Urginea scilla |
Mars |
Fire/Water |
Prosperity,
success, psychic visions. Place in a jar with money to draw prosperity and
success. Burn with dittany of |
Storax |
Liquidamber
orientalis or L. styraciftua |
Sun, sometime Mercury and Saturn |
Fire |
Purification, success. Add to incenses. |
Vetiver |
Vetiveria
zizanioides |
Venus |
Earth/Air |
Love, protection, prosperity. Add to incense for exorcisms. Blend with other herbs in love bath/incenses. Carry to attract luck and money. |
Violet |
Viola tricolor
or V. odorata |
Venus |
Water |
Passion, sleep, protection. Mix with lavender to create passion. The smell is to help sleep. Grow the flowers to bring good luck. |
Yarrow |
Achillea
millefolium |
Venus |
Water |
Love, clairvoyance, exorcism. Hang over bed for long lasting love. Burn to cast out negative entities and increase clairvoyance. |
Yerba Buena |
Satureja
douglasii |
Saturn |
Earth |
Hexing, binding, protection. Use in sachets and incenses. |
Yerba Mate |
Ilex paraguayensis |
Saturn |
Earth |
Curing, binding, protection. Scatter outside home to repel unwanted visitors. Burn with other herbs to bind people or entities. |
Yerba Santa |
Eriodictyon
glutinosum, E californicum |
Jupiter |
Fire/Water |
Riches, honor, health. Use in baths for health. Carry for protection, draw honor and good health. |
Obtained from`“Dancing with Dragons” D.J.