�Alyssum: protects the bearer from charm and fascination.
�Angelica: Cures bewitchment and curses, or deflects them from you.
�Anise: A sure-fire ward against the evil eye.
�Ash: Protection against sorcery and conjury.
�Bamboo: Used for hex-breaking and banishing.
�Basil: This purges an area of magickal influences.
�Beans (any dried kind): Turns away magickally generated misfortune.
�Broom: Hung in the home or placed across the doorway this will turn back witches.
�Chamomile: averts any kind of spell.
�Chrysanthemum: Protects the home against evoked spirits and also averts magickal mayhem.
�Cinquefoil: Washes away hexes.
�Coriander: Protective herb that fights off mystical evils.
�Dill: Protects the bearer from witchery when carried over the heart.
�Elder: Used to identify whether or not a person is a real witch.
�Fennel: Hung in the doorway on a midsummer's day it will turn away any mal-intended magick.
�Garlic: A good all-around preventative against magickal creatures and unwanted spells.
�Holly: Protection against the evil eye, no matter how powerful the caster.
�Hyacinth: Cures fascination.
�Ivy (ground): When fashioned into a cross, this was thought helpful to witch-hunters.
�Mallow: Fights off black magick.
�Marjoram: German witches cannot tolerate this herb.
�Mistletoe: Carry this to avert evil spells.
�Nettle: Dispels magickal curses.
�Oats: Protects horses and other animals from curses, especially the evil eye.
�Rowan: Bound with red thread, it becomes a powerful anti-magick charm.
�Sage: Protection against curses cast with a wicked glance.
�St. John's Wort: Forces a witch to confess the truth.
�Valerain: Hung in the home it protects all within from malevolent magick.
�Vervain: When combined with dill this makes a very potent anti-witchcraft amulet.
�Walnut: If you put this under a true witch's seat, he or she will be unable to move.
(Source: A Floral Grimoire)
Lesson 4 Part 3
Superstitions that Honor Magickal Influences
�Agrimony: Reverses spells placed upon a mage.
�Anise: An overall magickal helpmate, especially to protect a high magician from angry, invoked spirits.
�Birch: The traditional wood for a witch's broom handle.
�Catnip: Excellent to help witches improve their rapport with cat familiars.
�Celery seed: This was once thought to help witches fly.
�Chamomile: An indispensable herb for the green-thumbed witch; this energizes the whole garden with magick.
�Clove: Improves overall magickal energy.
�Coriander: A powerful herb spirit that energizes magickal gardens.
�Cypress: Increases the power of a witch's invocations.
�Dragon's Blood: Increases overall magick power.
�Echinacea: Used to invoke spirits to help with magickal workings.
�Elder: Can house a witch's spirit.
�Eyebright: Improves a magician's psychic powers.
�Fig: A natural charming agent.
�Gardenia: Increases positive vibrations for witchcraft.
�Geranium: Warns witches of approaching guests, especially strangers.
�Ginger: A power-enhancing herb.
�Hawthorn: Witches can turn themselves into this tree for protection.
�Hemlock: This helps the witch travel astrally.
�Juniper: Carry this to improve magickal and spiritual awareness.
�Lemon: The witch's alternative to a poppet in sympathetic magick.
�Mugwort: Improves psychic awareness.
�Mulberry: Used by witches to safeguard spell books.
�Myrrh: Acts as a magickal blessing and clears the sacred space of unwanted energies before a ritual or spell.
�Periwinkle: The folk name of Sorcerer's violet says a lot. This is an overall pro-magick herb, especially useful for witchery.
�Poplar: A tree used for water witching ( as a divining rod) indicating its inherent magickal power for aiding a witch with fortune telling.
�Valerain: Used to improve a witch's rapport with spirits.
�Willow: Used to bind a witch's broom.
(Source: A Floral Grimoire)
