Herbal Magicka

By Janet Erickson

As we know, everything in existence vibrates energetically. We don't see that vibration, but when trying to influence a particular outcome, it helps to use corresponding energies to add magickal weight, so to speak, to the working. Herbs or plants carry just as much energetic influence as the colors, crystals, or anything else does. The information contained within the pages of this book represents that information along with some general information about plant constituents and properties. Instead of a materia medica, this book is indeed an Herbal Magicka of those special plants that assist in magickal workings of all kinds. ~ Blessed Be

• Language: English
• Publisher: Janet Erickson
• Release date: Aug 1, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201595913

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Janet Erickson

Other Books by the Author

Confessions of a Back Porch Herbalist, 2nd Edition

Grimoire of a Crone

Magick and the Aligned Witch

Empath

When Vampires Attack

Hedgewitch of the Village

Witch Notes

Shifting Perception

Dedication

To my husband, Jerry...for all the roots you bring me and all the garden beds you dig...for all the teas you’ve happily consumed without any complaints...for all the ways you make me a better person...

This book is for you...my life, my love, my heart.

Contents

Introduction

Disclaimer

Herbal Methodologies

Incense

Smudges

Anointing

Using the Elements to Invoke the Spell

Ritual Aspersion or Soaking

Strewing

Charm/Mojo/Gris Gris/Hex Bags

Essential Oils

The Herbs

Agrimony

Angelica

Arnica (Wolf’s Bane)

Bay Laurel

Blackberry

Black Cohosh

Blessed Thistle

Borage

Buchu

Burdock

Calendula

California poppy

Carrot, Wild

Catnip

Cayenne

Chamomile

Chickweed

Clary Sage

Cleavers

Coltsfoot

Columbine

Comfrey

Cramp Bark

Dandelion

Dong Quai

Echinacea

Elderberry

Elecampane

Fenugreek

Feverfew

Garlic

Ginger

Ginseng

Goldenseal

Hawthorn

Hemp/Cannabis

High John the Conquerer

Hops

Horehound

Horsetail

Hyssop

Juniper

Lavender

Lemon Balm

Licorice

Marjoram

Marshmallow

Meadowsweet

Moonwort

Motherwort

Mugwort

Mullein

Nettle

Oats, Oatstraw

Parsley Root

Pennyroyal

Peppermint

Pipsissewa

Plantain

Pine

Red Clover

Rose

Rosemary

Rue

Sage

Sarsaparilla

Sassafras

Self Heal

Skullcap

Slippery Elm

Spearmint

St. John’s Wort

Star Anise

Tulsi

Thyme

Valerian

Vervain

Wild Cherry

Willow

Wood Betony

Wormwood

Yarrow

Yellow Dock

Introduction

As we know, everything in existence vibrates energetically. We don’t see that vibration, but when trying to influence a particular outcome, it helps to use corresponding energies to add magickal weight, so to speak, to the working. Herbs or plants carry just as much energetic influence as the colors, crystals, or anything else does.

Most witches love their herbs and plants and I’m no different. Although I’ve had herbal training, and I’m including some general information for the majority of the plants in the pages that follow, most of the information provides various correspondences for each one.

So, this is not a book on using plants or herbs medicinally.

Instead, the focus of this book is an herbal magicka of sorts that includes the magickal uses of various plants used in herb magick. The plant’s ruler, the corresponding day, its elemental correspondence, and the Deity if known are included. There will also be a short section on how herbs might be used in herb magick.

In fact, what follows is less a materia medica and more a materia magicka of my favorite herbs to use in magick and healing. It’s not meant to diagnose any physical problems, only to provide information on herbal properties and constituents along with any correspondences used in magick.

Eventually, as one learns more about the properties of plants, I’ve found that it’s easy to determine, at least generally, how they can be used in magick. In other words, if a plant is diuretic then the witch could infer that it might be useful in cleansing or purification rituals.

My sources include old grimoires and herbal references from the public domain along with herbal training and personal research I’ve done over the last forty years or so, as well as information I’ve taken from my own grimoire. The photographs of herbs are of those that I personally grow. The rest come from the public domain and are listed in the Reference section at the back of