Magical Properties and Uses of Herbs T-Z

By Fern, OCS Herbalist

Tansy : Facilitates Health, Promotes Longevity, Immortality, Death, Rebirth,
            The Feminine, Funerals, Imbolc, Ostara, The Planet Venus, War,
            The Element of Water, Youth Elixer

Tea : Riches, Increases Courage, Builds Strength, Growth in Savings Accounts

Thistle : Increases Strength, Used in Protection Magic, Hex Breaking,
            Facilitates Healing

Thistle, Holy : Used in Purification Spells, Hex Breaking

Thyme : Facilitates Health, Promotes Healing, Reastful Sleep, Increases Dreams,
            Promotes Psychic Powers, Attracts Love, Purification Spells,
            Increases Courage, Used in Banishing Spells, Burn as a Smudge,
            The Planet Venus, The Element of Water

Tobacco : Promotes Healing, Used in Purification Spells, Use as an Offering to
            and for Communication with Spirits and the Dead

Turmeric : Used in Purification Spells

Valerian : Attracts Love, Promotes Sleep, Purification of Sacred Space,
           Used in Protection Magic, Facilitates Acceptance, Animals, Cats, Rid
           Yourself of Guilt, The Planet Jupiter, Fosters Positivity, Samhain,
           Yule, Water, A Substitution for Graveyard Dirt

Vanilla : Attracts Love, Sparks Lust, Increases Mental Powers

Vervain : Attracts Love, Protection (All-purpose), Purification Spells, Promotes
          Peace, Draws Money, Youth Elixer, Chastity, Promotes Sleep, Facilitates
          Healing, Promotes Prosperity, Uncrossing, The Planet Jupiter and Venus,
          Cleansing, One of the Seven Sacred Herbs of the Druids

Vetivert : Attracts Love, Hex Breaking, Brings Good Luck, Draws Money, Anti-Theft,
           Secures Bank Accounts and Safe Deposit Boxes

Wheat : Grants Fertility, Draws Money

Wintergreen : Protection Magic, Facilitates Healing, Hex Breaking

Witch Hazel : Protection Magic, Promotes Chastity

Wolf's Bane (Aconite) : *Poisonous* Protection Spells, Invisibility in Magical
            Working, Aether, The Element of Fire, Protects Livestock,The Planets
            of Mars and Saturn, Facilitates Shapeshifting

Aloes, Wood : Attracts Love, Promotes Spirituality

Woodruff : Assures Victory, Protection Spells, Draws Money

Wormwood : *Poisonous* Promotes Psychic Powers, Protection Spells, Attracts Love,
            Summoning Spirits, Element of Air, Facilitates Divination, Promotes
            Dreams, Removes Anger and Inhibits Violence, Protection from  Curses,
            Facilitates Clairvoyance

Yarrow : Increases Courage, Blesses Hand-Fasting, Attracts Love, Peaceful Marital
            Relations, Promotes Psychic Powers, Aids in Divination, Exorcism and
            Banishing Negativity, Facilitates Healing, Planet Venus, Element of
            Water, Divanation with The Iching

Yerba Mate : Promotes Fidelity, Attracts Love, Sparks Lust

Yerba Santa : Fosters Beauty, Facilitates Healing, Promotes Psychic Powers, Used
            in Protection Spells

Yucca : Transmutation, Used in Protection Spells, Purification Spells

Magical Prpoerties and Uses of Herbs M-O

By Fern, OCS Herbalist

Mace : Promotes Psychic Powers, Increases Mental Powers

Maidenhair : Self Love, The Goddess, The Planet Venus, Increases one's
             Attractiveness, Promotes Beauty, Used in Protection Spells,
             Inner Goddess

Male Fern : Brings Good Luck, Attracts Love, The Root is called the "Lucky
            Hand" Collected on Midsummer's Eve and is very Powerful, Used
            in Protection Spells, An Aphrodisiac for Men, Fertility Gods,
            Enhances Potency When Burned in Rites.

Mallow : Attracts Love, Used in Protection Spells, Aids in Exorcism

Mandrake : *Poisonous* Used in Protection Spells, Attracts Love, Draws
            Money, Promotes Fertility, Facilitates Health, The Element of
            Fire, Fosters Happiness, The Masculine, The Planet of Mercury,
            Promotes Prosperity, Sex

Marjoram : Used in Protection Spells, Attracts Love, Fosters Happiness,
           Facilitates Health, Draws Money, Promotes Healing, Grants Sweet
           Dreams, Used in Cleansing and Purification

Mastic : Promotes Psychic Powers, Manifestations, Sparks Lust

May Apple : *Poisonous* Draws Money, Grants Fertility, Hiding, Invisibility
             of Magical Workings, Used in Protection Spells, Promotes
             Verility

Meadow Rue : Facilitates Divination

Meadowsweet : Attracts Love, Facilitates Divination, Promotes Peace, Fosters
              Happiness

Mint : Draws Money, Attracts Love, Brings Good Luck, Facilitates Healing,
            Aids in Exorcism, Promotes Travel, Used in Protection Spells,
            Increases Energy, Furthers Communication, Promotes Vitality,
            Draws in positive spirits

Mistletoe : Used in Protection Spells, Attracts Love, Hunting Luck, Grants
            Fertility, Facilitates Health, Aids in Exorcism, Banishing, The
            Sun, Promotes Dreams, Forgiveness/reconciliation, Brings Good
            Luck, Midsummer, Yule, The Most Sacred of the Seven Sacred Herbs
            of the Druids

Moss : Brings Good Luck, Attracting Money, Useful in Banking and Investments

Mugwort : Increases Strength, Promotes Psychic Powers, Used in Protection
           Spells, Prophetic Dreams, Facilitates Divination, Promotes
           Healing, Aids in Astral Projection, Help in Childbirth, The Element
           of Earth, The Moon, Burn as a Smudge, The Planet of Venus

Mullein : Increases Courage, Used in Protection against Nightmares and
          Negative Magic, Facilitates Health, Attracts Love, Promotes
          Divination, Aids in Exorcism, Spirit Invocation, Used in place of
          Graveyard Dirt

Mustard : Promotes Fertility, Used in Protection Spells, Increases Mental
          Powers

Myrrh : Used in Protection Spells, Aids in Exorcism, Facilitates Healing,
          Promotes Spirituality, Aids in Meditation, The Feminine, Represents
          The Goddess, Enhances any Magical Working, Burned with Frankincense
          as a Temple Incense

Myrtle : Attracts Love, True Friendship, Promotes Fertility, Youth Elixir,
          Promotes Peace, Draws Money

Nettle : Aids in Exorcism, Useful in Banishing, Uncrossing, Protection Spells,
          Facilitates Healing, Sparks Lust, The Element of Fire, The Planet of
          Mars, Turns back spells on the one who cast them, Dispells Fear and
          Negativity, Drives away Negative Energy and Negative Spirits

Nutmeg : Attracts Money and Prosperity, Luck Charms, Used in Protection Spells,
          Helpful in Breaking Hexes

Oats : Drawing/Attracting Money, Nerve Relaxing, Offering to Horse Gods and
          Fertility Gods

Onion : Used in Protection Spells, Aids in Exorcism, Facilitates Healing, Draws
          Money, Promotes Prophetic Dreams, Sparks Lust

Oregano : Promotes Happiness, Increases Strength, Promotes Vitality, Raises
           Energy

Orris Root : Attracts Love, Used in Personal Protection Spells, Facilitates
            Divination, Fosters Communication, Opens Dialogs with People,
             (powdered) Love Drawing Powder, love, Romance and Mates, The
             Planet of Venus

Magical Properties and Uses of Herbs A-B

By Fern, OCS Herbalist

Allspice : Determination, Draws Money, Brings Good Luck, Facilitates Healing,
              Increases  Energy, The Element of Fire, The Planet Mars, The Masculine,
              Promotes Virility, Add to Pommeander Balls to Attract  Faithful Love

Aloe : The Element of Water, Protection Against Accidents, Brings Good Luck,
           Fosters Beauty, The Feminine, The Home , Attracts  Love, The Moon,
           Prevents Lonely Feelings, Heals Burns, Grand Indoor Potted Plant to
           Protect All in the Home

Angelica : Angelica Root is Carried for Protection Against Negative Energy, Aids
           in Exorcism, Useful in Banishing, Uncrossing, Added to Bathes to Remove
           Curses, Facilitates Healing, Promotes Clairvoyance, Draws Angels, The
           Home, Replenishes and Strengthens The Aura

Anise : The Element of Air, Protection During Sleep, Used in Purification Spells,
           Youth Elixir, Facilitates Divination, The Masculine, Restful Sleep, Spirits 

Arabic Gum : Promotes Spirituality, Purifies Negativity and Evil, Physical

             Binding Agent for Incenses

Asafoetida : Aids in Exorcism, Purification Spells, Used in Protection Spells,
                   Breaking Bad Habits and Addictions, Use Caution When Burning
                   Inside as The Scent is Noxious

Balm, Lemon : Attracts Love, Grants Success, Gentle Healing, Calms Nerves

                  When Drunk as a Tea or Herbal Simple

Balm of Gilead : Attracts Love, Manifestations, Used in Protection Spells, Healing
                   of a Broken Heart "Is there balm in Gilead?"-The Raven

Bamboo : Grown for Good Fortune, Used in Protection Spells, Brings Good Luck,
                   Useful in Hex-Breaking, Grants Wishes, The Four Elements, Grand
                    Indoor Potted Plant to Keep

Banana : Grants Fertility, Increases Male Sexual Potency, Promotes Prosperity,
                   Eat for Health, Leaves Can be Used to Cook and Package Magical
                   Food

Barley :Attracts  Love, Facilitates  Healing, Used in Protection Spells, Useful in
                  Lifting Depression, Sacrificial Grain, Bless and Add to Home Made
                  Beer Fit for Offerings

Basil : Attracts Love,Aids in Exorcism, Draws Wealth, Protection against Evil, Brings
                 Balance, Home and Family, Facilitates Healing, The Planet Mars, The
                 Masculine, Promotes Peace, Facilitates Reconciliation, Add to a Meal to
                 Reduce Strife After an Argument

Bay : Protection Against Magic, Promotes Psychic Powers, Facilitates Healing, Used
                 in Purification Spells, Aids in Exorcism, Useful in Banishing, Strew on
                 Floors and Sweep Away to Clear out Malignant Energy, Increases
                 Strength, Brings Closure, Place Leaves Under Your Pillow for Visions in
                 Dreams, Promotes Fidelity, Grants Wishes

Bedstraw, Fragrant : Attracts Love, Place in Pillow for Dreams of Love

Belladonna : *Poisonous* Facilitates Astral Projection, Promotes Visions, Cleansing at
                    Funerals, Previously Used in Flying Ointments But Can be Lethal

Benzoin : Used in Purification Spells, Promotes Prosperity, Stress Reduction, Promotes
                   Success in Magical Workings, Aids in Meditation, Add to Other Incenses

Bergamot, Orange : Draws Money, Promotes Success, Fosters Prosperity, Used in
                    Protection Spells, Restful Sleep, Stopping outside interference, 

                  

Bistort : Promotes Psychic Powers, The Planet Saturn, The Element of Earth,
                    Grants  Fertility, Aids in Exorcism, The Feminine, Draws Money,
                    Burn  as a Smudge

Bittersweet : Used in Protection Spells, Healing a Broken Heart, Autumn Festavles

Blackberry : Facilitates Healing, Draws Money, Used in Protection Spells, Aphrodisiac,
                     The Planet Venus, The Element of Water, Easily Grown on Property
                      for Protection

Bladderwrack : Used in Protection Spells, Sea Spells, Wind Spells, Draws Money,
                        Promotes Psychic Powers, As a Sea Herb Bladderwrack is Especially
                        Helpful in Protection While Traveling at Sea, Used to Contact Ocean

                        Gods and Spirits

Bloodroot : Attracts Love, Protection against Poison, Used in Purification Spells, 

                        Useful in Banishing, Uncrossing, Family Harmony, Blesses Marriage

Blueberry : Eating the Berries Aid in Protection When Being Attacked

                        By Malignant Magic

Boneset : Used in Protection from Malignant Energy and Spirits, Aids in Exorcism,
                       Keeps Negativity at Bay, Safety Whilst Traveling, Used in Breaking
                       Curses

Borage : Increases Courage, Promotes Psychic Powers, Used in Protection Spells,
                       Brings Strength, Raises Self Esteem, The Flowers Can be Added to
                       Food or Drink

Bracken : Facilitates Healing, Used to Bring the Rain when Burned Outdoors, 

                     Promotes  Prophetic Dreams, Solutions Found in Times of Complexity

Briony : Used in  Image Magic, Multiplies Money, Protection Spells, Attracts Good
                      Weather, Can be used as a Substitute for the Root of The Mandrake

Broom : Purification Spells, Used in Protection Spells, Wind Spells, Facilitates
                      Divination, Used to make  Besoms to Sweep Negative Energy and
                      Cleanse or for Use in Handfasting

Buckthorn : Used in Protection Spells, Aids in Exorcism, Grants Wishes, Legal
                      Matters and Civil Suits

Burdock : Used in Protection Spells, Facilitates Healing, The Feminine, The Planet
                     Venus, The Element of Water, Dogs and Hounds, Use in Bathes to
                      Banish Depressive Thoughts