Earth Herbs...
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This a basic listing of herbs and spices associated with the element of earth:
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Alfalfa: Alfalfa is kept in the home to protect against hunger and poverty.
It is frequently burned and the ashes scattered around the home for the same reasons.
It works well in money spells as well.
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Barley: Barley is a healing herb and is known specifically to relieve toothaches.
It is absorbent and will remove negative influences.
Barley can also be scattered for protection.
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Beet: Beet juice is sometimes used as magikal ink and as a substitute for blood in magikal use.
It is known to attract love.
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Buckwheat: Buckwheat is most often used in spells concerning money and/or protection.
It can be scattered, carried, or burned.
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Corn: Corn works well in matters involving fertility, luck and protection.
It is frequently used in Sabbat rituals and as an offering.
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Cotton: Cotton is known for its qualities of luck, healing, and protection but has other specific uses as well.
Burning cotton is thought to cause rain, while scattering cotton seeds assures a productive catch when fishing and repels ghosts. Cotton cloth is excellent for magikal use, as it is completely natural.
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Cypress: Cypress is both a death herb and an immortality herb.
It is a symbol of the crossover between the planes of life.
It is a healing herb and is thought to increase one's life span.
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Fern: The fern improves health and increases luck and prosperity.
It is a herb of exorcism and can banish any negative influence.
It is said that burning the fern's seeds will cause rain to fall, whereas carrying them will render one invisible.
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Honesty: Also known as the silver dollar plant, honesty is used in prosperity spells and rituals.
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Honeysuckle: Honeysuckle is healing, protective, and cleansing.
It also carries the quality of increasing one's wealth and psychic powers.
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Horehound: Horehound is protective and healing and is used in exorcism rituals.
Drinking it is said to improve one's mental powers.
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Horsetail: Horsetail is used in fertility rituals and spells.
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Knotweed: Knotweed is used in bindings and health spells.
It is absorbent and therefore protective.
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Loosestrife: Loosestrife holds within it the attributes of peace and protection.
Simply scatter it around.
It can also be given to someone to cease an argument.
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Mugwort: Mugwort aids in astral projection, increases strength and psychic powers, and is protective.
It is very useful in any type of intuitive work.
(Note: Contact with mugwort may cause dermatitis. Also, do not ingest.)
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Oats: Oats are used primarily in money and prosperity spells.
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Patchouli: Patchouli is useful in spells involving fertility or money.
It is a good substitute for graveyard dust.
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Potato: The potato is often used as a poppet for image magik.
It is also protective when carried.
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Primrose: The primrose is carried to attract love.
When growing in the garden it attracts fairies.
It is also said to protect against madness.
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Quince: Eating quinces is said to promote love.
If eaten while pregnant, it is thought to increase the intelligence of the child.
The quince can be carried for protection.
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Rhubarb: Rhubarb pie, when fed to a lover, is said to keep that lover from straying.
It is a protective amulet when worn on a string.
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Rye: Rye bread served to a loved one will ensure that your love is returned.
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Sagebrush: Sagebrush, also known as white sage, is a cleansing herb.
It has long been used by Native Americans in smudging ceremonies to drive away negative influences.
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Tulip: The tulip serves in matters of love, prosperity, and protection. it may be carried or placed on the altar.
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Turnip: Turnips in the home protect against every type of negativity. They are also used as poppets in image magik.
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Vervain: The magikal use of vervain has been well documented throughout the ages.
It was considered the most prized of the herbs among ancient Druids.
It contains the magikal qualities of love, protection, purification, peace, youth, chastity, money, healing and sleep.
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Vetivert: Vetivert is most useful as a curse breaking herb.
It also attracts money and luck.
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Wheat: Wheat attracts money and fertility.
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Wood sorrel: Wood sorrel is a healing herb when placed in a sickroom or carried.
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From: Elemental Witch
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