So how would one go about using plants magically? What does spell craft with herbs and plants look like? ![]() From oils, to teas and smoke incense, plant magic or magick crosses every form of matter be it solid, liquid or gas. There are many more magical plants and herbs and many more uses for each of them, this list demonstrates just how widely the variety of their use is. Used as a cleansing posy by doctors during the great plague, its magical use similarly is one of cleansing and clearing away negative energy. Rosemary: This herb has a medicinal history as well as a magical one.It is used for protection and repelling magic as well as love, sex and wealth magic owing to its rich perfume like scent. Patchouli: Has a powerful and exotic scent.Basil leaves: Represent abundance and wealth, writing a wish or desire on a basil leaf and burning it is a wonderful quick manifestation spell.Mugwort: Can be used dried in spells or as a tea or incense and aids in lucid dreaming and astral projection.Keeping an aloe Vera plant and cutting one of its leaves to access the fresh soothing gel is plant magic at its finest. Aloe Vera: Quickly heals the skin from burns, stings and minor injuries.Chamomile, peppermint and ginger: Make excellent teas to ease stomach pain and indigestion, dried camomile can also be added to bath water to calm skin from sunburn and rashes.Lavender: This flower is very versatile, dried it can be used in spells, the oil can be extracted for herbal remedies or added to distilled water to create a sleep aiding pillow mist.It is also one of the best herbs for protection. Sage: This herb is often dried and burned to create a smoke for a cleansing incense.Of course it would be nearly impossible to list every single plant and it’s magical properties but some of the most popular magical plants include: Most popular magical plants and their uses To this day the laurel still carries such symbolism. ![]() Romans would decorate the heads of their royalty with laurel wreath crowns as the laurel is a symbol of great achievement and triumph. The Greeks have had a love affair with the olive tree and the oil extracted from its fruit (yes, olives are technically a fruit) that has spanned centuries. Written evidence of plant magic can be found as early as the Egyptian era with herbs of thyme, lavender and peppermint used during mummification practices, owing to their clean scent and skin moisturizing oils. These practices are renowned across the world throughout every culture and time period. ![]() ![]() Nowadays someone who practices plant magic may identify as a herb witch, hedge witch, green witch or plant witch. Plant magic or plant magick is the ancient practice of using certain herbs and plants that contain magical properties medicinally and within spells and rituals. What on this good green earth is plant magic and where did it come from? Join us as we dig up the earth and uncover the fascinating world of magical plants, their care, uses and benefits. More and more of us are returning to our roots wether this be gardening, growing vegetables or caring for house plants. It’s more popular than ever to see luscious blooms, plant filled rooms and hashtags like #greenyourfeed trending on social media. But often the hows, whats and whys have escaped the knowledge of the general public. South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands (GBP £)įor centuries, plant magic and the subsequent care of those plants has been an honored tradition and staple part of life for those of us of the Witchy and mystical persuasion.
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