Gypsy Magic

On The Subject Of Magic

noreply@blogger.com (Two Feathers) — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:25:00 +0000

This is an intriguing explanation of magic. I found it in an Anne Rice book, Servant of the Bones, and I think there might be some truth to it, some insight and understanding, a fresh viewpoint, a different way of defining what magic is and how it works. The book itself is a work of fiction, and yet, when I think of magic in this way, and act as if it is indeed true, my own magic has more power. I get faster and better results. So, here it is:

"All magic of all lands and of all schools is the same. Magic is an attempt to control the unseen spirits, and the spirit within the living, or to bring back the spirits of the dead which still surround the earth. That is all that magic is. Making illusions, doing tricks, bringing wealth, it's all done through spirits, that is, beings without bodies who can move swiftly, unseen, steal, spy, transport, etc. That's all magic. The words differ from country to country, from Ephesus to Delphi, to the northern steppes. But it's all the same.

I know all the magic that can be known, and I continue my search for more. To learn a new incantation teaches me a new possibility. Now listen to me! It teaches me a new possibility, but it doesn't increase my power, my power increases with understanding and will. All magic is the same. What I'm saying is, you can do most anything whether you have the words or not!

Magicians are born for the most part, but some men become magicians... incantations school and direct them, but ultimately the words don't count. To God all languages are one. To the spirits all languages are one. Incantations help the weak magician more than the strong.

But you can see why can't you? You are very strong. You can do things without incantations. I've seen that today. So have you. Don't let anyone ever convince you by any incantation that they can have power over you. A magician can have power over you, yes, but don't ever be fooled by mere words. Confront the power if you would resist it. Rouse yourself and make an incantation of your own. Incantations frighten spirits and humans alike. Make a song of strength, a song of might, when you would have your way. Doors will open."

Pagan Calendar of Days for 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Two Feathers) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:48:00 +0000

Here is a quick list of pagan, magical, and other holidays for November 2009 through December 2010. You will notice that some of the holidays are different depending on which side of the equator you are on.

November 2009

2: Full moon -- Mourning Moon
16: New moon
30: Festival of Hecate Trivia (The Night of the Crossroads)

December 2009

2: Full moon --Long Nights Moon
16: New moon
17: Beginning of Saturnalia
21: Winter Solstice or Yule
21: Litha (Southern Hemisphere)
25: Christmas Day
25: Feast of Frau Halle, Germanic goddess
31: Full moon -- Blue Moon
31: Partial lunar eclipse
31: Festival of Hogmanay

January 2010

15: New moon
27: Up Helly Aa celebration, Shetland Islands, Scotland
30: Full moon -- Cold Moon
30 - Feb. 2: Roman celebration of Februalia

February 2010

2: Imbolc
2: Lammas or Lughnasadh (Southern Hemisphere)
13: New moon
14: Valentine's Day
15: Lupercalia
28: Full moon -- Quickening Moon

March 2010

1: Matronalia, the Festival of Women
14: New moon
20: Ostara
20: Mabon (Southern Hemisphere)
29: Full moon Storm Moon

April 2010

6: National Tartan Day
14: New moon
22: Earth Day
28: Full moon -- Wind Moon
30: Walpurgisnacht

May 2010

1: Beltane
1: Samhain (Southern Hemisphere)
5: Cinco de Mayo
9: Mother's Day
13: New moon
27: Full moon -- Flower Moon

June 2010

12: New moon
20: Father's Day
21: Litha
21: Yule (Southern Hemisphere)
26: Full moon -- Strong Sun Moon

July 2010

4: Independence Day
11: New moon
11: Solar eclipse
25: Full moon -- Blessing Moon

August 2010

1: Lammas or Lughnasadh
1: Imbolc (Southern Hemisphere)
9: New moon
24: Full Moon -- Corn Moon

September 2010

8: New moon
21: International Day of Peace
22: Fall Equinox or Mabon
22: Ostara (Southern Hemisphere)
23: Full Moon -- Harvest Moon

October 2010

7: New moon
22: Full moon -- Blood Moon
31: Samhain
31: Beltane (Southern Hemisphere)

November 2010

6: New moon
11: Veteran's Day
21: Full moon -- Mourning Moon
25: Thanksgiving day (United States)
30: Festival of Hecate Trivia (The night of the crossroads.)

December 2010

5: New moon
17: Beginning of Saturnalia
21: Full moon -- Long Nights Moon
21: Winter Solstice or Yule
21: Litha (Southern Hemisphere)
25: Christmas Day
25: Feast of Frau Halle, Germanic goddess
31: Festival of Hogmanay

The Mourning Moon

noreply@blogger.com (Two Feathers) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:11:00 +0000

The Mourning Moon is upon us. As the days grow shorter and the sun's life-giving fires are banked, sometimes it seems so dark we feel the light will never return. This moon, however, is a reminder that death is just a part of the endless cycle of life, death, and rebirth.

It's also known as the Fog Moon or Snow Moon, depending on where you live. Some Native American tribes referred to it simply as The Moon When Deer Shed Antlers (although in most regions it's more accurate to say they're shedding their velvet - a buck doesn't usually lose antlers until later in the winter, unless you're very far north).

Correspondences:

Colors: Gray, blues
Gemstones: Lapis lazuli, turquoise, topaz
Trees: Cypress, alder, hazel
Gods: Bastet, Isis, Kali, Hecate, Astarte
Herbs: Thistle, betony, verbena, fennel
Element: Water

In the early Celtic society, November was the beginning of the new year, and so it makes sense to use the magic of this moon phase to celebrate new beginnings.

This is a time of washing away the baggage of the past and letting it go. Once you've done that, you'll be able to focus on the joys of the future. During the Mourning Moon phase, say goodbye to bad habits and toxic relationships, and get a fresh start for the new year. Work on developing and strengthening your connection with Spirit.

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God Is Alive

noreply@blogger.com (Two Feathers) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:10:00 +0000

God is alive...Magic is afoot...God is alive...magic is afoot...
God is afoot...Magic is alive...Alive is afoot...magic never died!

God is alive...Magic is afoot...God is alive...magic is afoot...
God is afoot...Magic is alive...Alive is afoot...magic never died!

God never sickened. Many poor men lied. Many sick men lied.
Magic never weakened. Magic never hid. Magic always ruled. God is afoot.
God never died!

God was Ruler, though his funeral lengthened.
Though His mourners thickened, magic never fled.
Though His shrouds were hoisted the naked God did live;
Though His words were twisted the naked magic thrived;
Though His death was published round and round the world
The heart did not believe.

Many hurt men wondered. Many struck men bled.
Magic never faltered. Magic always led.
Many stones were rolled, but God would not lie down!
Many wild men lied.
Many fat men listened.
Though they offered stones, magic still was fed!
Though they locked their coffers, God was always served.

Magic is afoot...God is alive...
Alive is afoot...Alive is in command.

Many weak men hungered.
Many strong men thrived.
Though they boasted solitude, God was at their side.
Nor the dreamer in his cell, nor the captain on the hill:
Magic is alive!
Though His death was pardoned 'round and 'round the world,
The heart would not believe!

Though laws were carved in marble they could not shelter men;
Though altars built in Parliaments, they could not order men;
Police arrested magic and magic went with them, ah!
For magic loves the hungry...

But magic would not tarry, it moves from arm to arm,
It would not stay with them; it cannot come to harm:
Magic is afoot! It cannot come to harm.
It rests in an empty palm. It spawns in an empty mind.
But magic is no instrument: magic is the End!

Many men drove magic, but magic stayed behind; Many strong men lied.
They only passed thru magic and out the other side!
Many weak men lied.
They came to God in secret and though they left Him nourished,
They would not tell Who healed;
Though mountains danced before them, they said that God was dead!
Though His shrouds were hoisted, the naked God did live!

God is alive! Magic is afoot...
God is alive...God is alive...Magic is afoot...

This I mean to whisper to my mind:
This I mean to laugh with in my mind:
This I mean my mind to serve
'Til service is but magic, moving through the world
And mind itself is magic, coursing through the flesh
And flesh itself is magic, dancing on a clock,
And Time itself, the magic length of God!

God is alive...Magic is afoot...Magic is afoot...God is alive..
Magic is alive...God is afoot...Alive is afoot...God never died.
Many strong men lied.
They only passed through magic and out the other side!
This I mean to whisper to my mind:
This I mean to laugh with in my mind:
This I mean my mind to serve
'Til service is but magic, moving through the world
And mind itself is magic, coursing through the flesh
And flesh itself is magic, dancing on a clock,
And Time itself, the magic length of God!

Lyrics: Leonard Cohen
Sung by: Buffy St. Marie

Moon of Hecate

noreply@blogger.com (Two Feathers) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:05:00 +0000

The twenty-ninth day of each month is known as the Moon of Hecate, regardless of the Moon cycle at the time. Hecate, Greek goddess of the underworld, is sometimes misunderstood and aligned with dark forces. Hecate is actually a symbol of empowerment for many women. Her image is represented as a woman who faces three directions, expressing the Triple Goddess of maiden, mother, and crone, whose wisdom can also see in all directions.

Today, two days before Samhain, invoke the energies of Hecate to uncover secrets that are hidden from you, or to help find an answer to a question you need to have answered. Speak these words:

Hecate,
Come help me unfold,
What has remained untold.
With your vision help me see what remains unseen by me.

Meditate and allow thought to flow freely, taking note of whatever enters your mind.

By: Emely Flak

Five Ways to Celebrate Samhain

noreply@blogger.com (Two Feathers) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:46:00 +0000

Magick is in the air, and it's important to just let things happen.

Keep good fun thoughts in your mind, with hope for the future. These positive thoughts will turn into Magick energy and be released... that is the power of Samhain!

Here are 5 ways to celebrate Samhain.

1. Honor the dead
Honoring the dead is one of the best ways to create Magick on Samhain. How do you honor the dead? By remembering them. Think of all the people that have passed on in your life, and don't let their memories fade. Spend some time looking through old photographs. Think deeply about what they were like in life, what did they do... what did they feel? Tell them you miss them. Tell them you love them. Talk about them to friends and family.

2. Have a "dumb" supper
Pick a person (alive or passed away) that has qualities you admire... maybe someone you love and care about that isn't with you. Have dinner as usual, but leave an empty plate for them and "pretend" they are there.

You can either talk to them...ask them how they are doing. Or you can have dinner in complete silence, and think about them deeply. Treat your "guest" with a delicious meal, some good wine, and a tasty dessert. The person you are honoring will feel the energy, and you'll boost your emotional and Magick sources.

3. Carve a pumpkin
Pumpkin carving is a pagan pastime. It actually has it's roots in the belief that carving faces into turnips would keep evil away. Pumpkins work just as well and are easier to carve. Yes, it's fun, and it will also keep any bad luck and negative energy away.

4. Feast... feast... feast!
This is one of the best ways to celebrate Samhain because the positive emotions that build up will directly influence the effects of your divinations and rituals. If you have like-minded friends or family, get together and make a feast! There are many special recipes that work wonders for enhancing your Magick...

5. Do your Divinations
This is the BEST time of the year for seeing what is to come...and don't let it pass by without doing at least one divination ritual. You could do Tarot, Runes, Scrying, Pendulum divination, Tea Reading, and any other divination techniques that resonate with you. It's best to do your divinations AFTER the feast because that's when the energy is at it's peak.

~ Rose Ariadne

Old Superstitions About Spiders

noreply@blogger.com (Two Feathers) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:40:00 +0000

Never kill a spider, it's very bad luck! Here are some of the "old country" beliefs about seeing spiders and what it might mean:

A spider with syrup cures fever.
Seeing a spider run down a web in the afternoon means you'll take a trip.
You'll meet a new friend if you run into a web.
A spider is a repellent against plague when worn around the neck in a walnut shell.
Seen running over clothes - a new set of clothes
Finding a spider in the morning - Sorrow
Finding a spider at midday - Anxiety
Finding a spider in the evening - Loss
A spider spinning in the morning - Good Luck
A spider climbing its thread - Good News
A spider dropping on its thread - Good Luck
Finding a spider on your body - Good Fortune
Seeing a spider cross a wall - Good Luck
A spider's web on a doorway - A Visitor
A spider on your clothes – Money

Seeing Bats

noreply@blogger.com (Two Feathers) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:27:00 +0000

What does it mean when you see a bat?

In a church during a wedding ceremony - it's a bad omen.
In the house - either a death or a sign that the humans will soon be leaving.
Flying close to a person - that person will be betrayed.
Flying vertically upwards then dropping back to earth - 'The Witches Hour Has Come.'
Flying early in the evening - good weather.

The Chinese believe that bats are a symbol of long life and happiness

Feeding Ghosts

noreply@blogger.com (Two Feathers) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:20:00 +0000

For little strokes of "good luck" and other goodies, do this every night from now through October 31st (Samhain/Halloween). It will please and appease the lonely ghosts that wander through the night hours this time of year.

Here's what to do:

Every night before you go to bed, place a glass of milk and a plate of barley outside your home under the stars.

This will ease lonely ghosts' "hunger" for attention. It will prevent any mischief, and will bring blessings, luck, and fortune into your life during the next week. If you'd like, you can continue the practice by leaving a little something every evening until the first day of Spring.

Magical Pins

noreply@blogger.com (Two Feathers) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:14:00 +0000

"See a pin and pick it up
All day long you'll have good luck."

The pin, however, must point away. If you pick it up when it points towards you, or by the point, it will bring disappointment. It was also thought unlucky to lend a pin. One way around this was for the lender to turn their back so as not to see the pin being taken.

Unmarried women would remove all the pins from the Bride's costume to enhance their own chances of marrying within the year. The Bride was given a pin immediately after her wedding so that she would have control in the house.

Pins have traditionally been associated with Witches, and accepting a pin from a Witch was thought to place you in her power. Of course, they were also stuck into images, poppets, potatoes, and the like, as a curse.

Magically, pins are placed in a candle to signify the point at which the magic is sent forth. They can also be used in time-specific spells to "pin" the magic to a date. They are, and have always been, cast into wells as an offering, and placed under doorsteps, or in doorframes to protect the house.

In today's world, pins do not seem to have much value, but this was not the case in the past. The humble pin held things together: clothes, wrappings, even small wooden items. For this reason, it had much value, and pins were always kept safely.

When pins are called for in a spell, it can mean a straight pin, a safety pin, hat pin, a fine sturdy tack, or even a brooch.

source: Kate West

Thought for the day!

noreply@blogger.com (Two Feathers) — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:05:00 +0000

"... for magic to happen in your life,
you must believe in magic."

~ Lynn Andrews

One Herb Incenses

noreply@blogger.com (Two Feathers) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:11:00 +0000

Here is a list of one herb incenses and their magickal uses:

Allspice: Attracting money, good luck, and providing extra physical energy.
Arabic(gum): Attracting money, good luck, and providing extra physical energy.
Bay: Purification, healing, protection, and enhancing psychic powers.
Benzoin: Purification, prosperity, and increasing mental powers.
Cedar: Purification, protection, speed healing, promoting spirituality, and obtaining money.
Clove: Protection, exorcism, money, love, and purification.
Copal: Protection, cleansing, purification, spirituality, and purifying quartz crystals and other stones before use in magic ritual.
Dragon's Blood: Love, protection, sexual prowess, and exorcism.
Fern: House purification, or, when burned outdoors, bringing rain.
Frankincense: Protection, spirituality, love, exorcism, and consecration.
Juniper: Exorcism, protection, healing, and love.
Myrrh: Healing, protection, peace, consecration, exorcism, and meditation.
Pine: Money, healing, exorcism, and purification.
Rosemary: Protection, purification, healing, exorcism, and to induce sleep; to restore or maintain youth, bring love, and increase mental and intellectual powers.
Sage: Spirituality and to promote healing.
Sandalwood: Spirituality, healing, protection, and exorcism.
Thyme: Purification, promoting health, and healing.

source: Coven Of Hecate

New Moon Magical Days

noreply@blogger.com (Two Feathers) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:22:00 +0000

Traditionally, the each of the first ten days after the New Moon has it's own attributes and qualities. Here's the folklore on each of those days:

First Day: A good day for new beginnings. To fall ill on this day means the illness might last a long while. A child born at this time will be happy, prosperous, and live long.

Second Day: A good day for buying and selling and for starting a sea voyage. Also a good time for hoeing and sowing.

Third Day: Crimes committed on this day are certain to be found out.

Fourth Day: A good day for building, construction, and home renovations. Also a good day to be born on if you want to enter politics.

Fifth Day: The weather on this day gives an indication of what to expect for the rest of the month. It's a good day for a woman to conceive.

Sixth Day: The best day for hunting and/or fishing.

Seventh Day: A good day for meeting and falling in love.

Eighth Day: A sickness begun on this day was thought to be likely to cause death.

Ninth Day: If the Moon shines in your face on this day, you may have twisted features or go mad.

Tenth: People born on this day are likely to be travelers or have a restless spirit.

Other Days: A New Moon on a Saturday or Sunday indicates rain, as does seeing the outline of the whole Moon at the same time as a New Moon. Furthermore, should the horns of a New Moon point upwards then the weather will be fair for the next lunar cycle, but if they point down, you can expect rain.

Real Witches' Year
by Kate West

Old Moon - New Moon

noreply@blogger.com (Two Feathers) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:39:00 +0000

This particular phase of the moon is called,
"The old moon in the new moon's arms."
Isn't that a lovely way to think of it?

To Avoid Divorce

noreply@blogger.com (Two Feathers) — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:46:00 +0000

Divorce is taboo among the Romanies, so this spell is used to heal a broken marriage. It requires little more than an apple, true love, and the sheer determination to keep the marriage intact.

The advantage of this spell is that a link is already been established. The marriage simply needs reinforcement or bridging.

Buy a perfect-looking apple. If it is summer or autumn, pluck an aple yourslef; an apple right off the tree has more life force in it.

Cut the apple in half. Regard it as an auspicious omen if the seeds have not been severed with the knife, but don't worry if they have.

On a piece of clean, unused white paper write the woman's full name. Next to it, write the man's.

Cut out the names, keeping the pice of paper they are on small enough to fit between the apple halves. Then place the paper with the names between the two halves and imagine the marriage being healed.

Skewer the apple halves together with two pins, inserting the pins diagonally from right to left and from left to right.

When you position the pins, send love to your partner and ask for the love to be reciprocated.

Romanies use their campfire to bake the apple. You could place your apple in your hearth or in the oven instead, and bake until the apple appears whole. If you can get your partner to eat some of the cooked apple, so much the better.

Unwanted Divorce

noreply@blogger.com (Two Feathers) — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:35:00 +0000

When an unwanted divorce appears likely, the Romanies advise the one who wants their partner to return to light a purple candle.

Pierce it with a pin from right to left, so that the pin tip emerges on the left side of the candle. Then take a pin with a blue head and pierce the candle from left to right. As you do so, focus on the point of the pin, and the idea of crossing the other person's path. Leave the candle to burn and extinguish itself. Afterward, bury the pins.

Nether Garment Spell for Fidelity

noreply@blogger.com (Two Feathers) — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:24:00 +0000

Although in Romany culture divorce is taboo, their marriages are not necessarily happier than most, and sometimes partners do go astray. But there is a spell that draws a partner home to his or her original ties. This spell is very basic, as down-to-earth as the Romanies themselves. It gets to the point and apparently works.

Choose a pair of your partner's underwear and a pair of your own. Take two nutmegs, and write your partner's full name on one and your own on the other. Bind the two nutmegs with a red cord (to symbolize passion). Wrap them in the underwear, and place them in a clean white envelope. Sleep with them under your pillow if your partner is away, or embed them in a drawer where you keep your favorite or most sensual clothes.

The Eternal Triangle

noreply@blogger.com (Two Feathers) — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:17:00 +0000

If you are undecided between two admirers, magic can help.

Take two tulip bulbs. With a new pin scratch the name of one suitor on each bulb. Remembering which bulb represents which lover, plant the bulbs beside each other in a pot, window box, or garden.

The bulb that blooms first will reveal the admirer who is most deserving of you.

A Sweet Bath for Insomnia

noreply@blogger.com (Two Feathers) — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:02:00 +0000

One cup of milk
One quarter cup of honey
One teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Four drops essential oil of lavender
Four drops essential oil of chamomile

Warm the milk gently over a low heat and stir in the honey. When they are blended, remove from the heat and add the vanilla extract and essential oils. Disperse the mixture in warm running bath water. For a more luxurious bath experience, increase the qantities, just be sure to maintain the proportions.

Gypsies and Dreaming

noreply@blogger.com (Two Feathers) — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 06:45:00 +0000

Gypsies hold much stock in dreams and are renowned dream interpreters. Although Tunisian and Algerian Romanies are the recognized experts in this field, English Gypsies certainly have been practicing dream interpretation for many generations.

In common with all Gypsies, the English Travelers maintain that through dreams they are being given secret knowledge that could affect their future, positively or negatively. They believe dreams come from the spirits of their ancestors.

Gypsies are actually very observant and, in some ways, very prosaic. The first thing a knowledgeable Romani will do when asked about the significance of a particular dream is to inquire about the person's general health and eating habits. Most of us, Gypsies included, are aware that a lot of dreaming is simply the result of excesses in eating and/or drinking.

Charles Bowness, in Romany Magic, says:

"Apart from those dreams brought on by stomachic derangement there are also those occasioned by some bodily excitation due to a previous pleasant or unpleasant experience. Another cause is tension owing to brooding over some problem or fear of a future event.

To categorize further, dreams of terror can be due to a slight and temporary disorder of the heart. Similarly, a defect in the lungs can be responsible for a dream of bloodshed. To experience some enormous difficulty in a dream, such as hacking a way through a jungle, or trying to penetrate a wall indicates disorder of the liver. Dreaming of sharp pains, knife stabs in the back and the like, is because of kidney disorder. If a dream contains some element of hypnotic regularity such as the swinging of a pendulum, then there may well be a tendency to anaemia."

It is obvious that one cannot simply take any dream and say, "Oh, yes. That means such-and-such." The question is, then, which dreams can be interpreted? The Gypsies say any dream that is especially vivid; one that stays with you after you wake. Additionally, it should be one that is dreamed when you are in good health and have not overindulged the night before.

~Text: Raymond Buckland
~Artist: Kathy Ostman-Magnusen

The Freezer Spell

noreply@blogger.com (Two Feathers) — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:02:00 +0000

Here is a spell for "freezing out" and getting rid of people, situations, and whatever else you don't want to have in your life anymore. Just be sure that you really don't want whatever it is that you put into this spell because it really does work.

You will need:

Black Candle
Aluminum Foil
Picture of whatever (whoever) it is you want to get rid of - or you can just write it (names, situation, circumstances, etc) on a sheet of paper. Be as specific as possible.

Now, light the candle, lay the picture and/or the paper on a sheet of aluminum foil. Fold the foil with the paper/picture on it seven times. Seal the package with wax from the burning candle.

While you are sealing it say:

"No longer can you enter my life,
no longer can you cause me strife,
on ice you go. on ice you stay,
go you now away this day."

Then place the package in the back of your freezer knowing it is done. Leave the package there until you are sure that the spell has worked. You can then remove it and drop it into a dumpster far from your home.

found at: The Gay Mage

Goddess of the Crossways

noreply@blogger.com (Two Feathers) — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:26:00 +0000

Hecate is the Goddess of the dark of the moon, the black nights when the moon is hidden. She was associated with deeds of darkness, the Goddess of the Crossways, which was held to be ghostly places of evil magic, an Awful Divinity,

"Hecate of hell
Mighty to shatter every stubborn thing.
Hark! Hark! Her hounds are baying through the town.
Where three roads meet, there she is standing."

Crossroads and Choices

noreply@blogger.com (Two Feathers) — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 02:03:00 +0000

As we travel we are all faced with choices. Hecate is the goddess of the crossroads. Go to her if you need to make a decision in matters having to do with travel or life opportunities.

Take three apples and go to a three-way crossroads that is not busy with traffic, ideally at night. Cut each in half so the pentacle formed of the seeds is showing. Thinking of your choices, place one-half of an apple at each intersection. Then make your wish and place the last three halves in the center, where the roads join. Ask for Hecate’s help in making your decision.

Go home and eat an apple or drink an apple beverage before bed. Dream of possibilities. Save apple seeds to plant in the crossroads area next spring, and ask again for Hecate’s blessings.

By: Nancy Bennett

Blowing Darts

noreply@blogger.com (Two Feathers) — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:33:00 +0000

This is a spell to break and remove all the bad energy, negativity, bad luck, hexes, and etc. that others have put on you, or that you have inadvertently collected or allowed.

You will need:

1 white candle
1 smudge stick OR 1 generous handful of dried sage leaves (not the powder)
1 lemon (lemon essential oil - or pure lemon juice will also work)
1 paper plate
black marker or pen
13 straight pins
1 black cloth - the size of a large handkerchief
1 egg
1 potato

Making the spell:

Gather your supplies
Get centered
Draw an "eye of protection" on the paper plate with the black marker or pen.
Cut the lemon in half and rub it briskly over the candle until the candle is coated with the juice, wipe your hands on the black cloth.
Now, light the candle.
Next light the smudge stick, OR if you are using dried sage, place the leaves into a fireproof container and light them so that they begin to smolder and smoke.

Once you have some good smoke, take the potato and submerge it in the smoke using a circular, counterclockwise motion.
When the potato seems well fumigated, set it down on the paper plate and cover it with the black cloth.
Insert the 13 stick pins through the cloth into the potato.
Crack the egg over the cloth covered pinned potato and let the egg slide off of it and onto the plate.
Blow on each stick pin and into the potato. As you do this, recite the incantation, saying it louder each time, until you feel the negative energy has left you and transferred into the potato.

The Incantation:

Thirteen pins in the poppet,
Hex be broken. Now I stop it.
Curse be over. Curse be done.
I succeed. I have won.
Bad luck stays within the black.
I am not under attack.
Curse be buried and destroyed.
My life it is now filled with joy!

Dispersing the bad energy:

Unwrap the cloth, being careful to keep the pins intact. If a pin does not come out with the cloth, but stays embedded in the potato, you'll have to re-do the spell.

This is important. The potato and the black cloth with the pins in it must be disposed of separately, far from your home. The paper plate should be burned, along with whatever remains of the sage. It's also important to dispose of the lemon (if you used one) and the shell from the egg.

Ideally, the black cloth with the pins will be dropped at a crossroads NOT near your home; the paper plate and the sage burned - their ashes scattered to the four winds; and the potato tossed into a river or sent out with the tide.

Alternatively, the items could be buried near a crossroads (just be sure that the potato and the black cloth are buried separately and at a good distance from one another). Do not bury any of the items in your own back yard!

~Madame Fortuna and Sister Moon

Old Names For Herbs - A to Z

noreply@blogger.com (Two Feathers) — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:22:00 +0000

In the old days, herbalists and midwives didn't use textbook botanical names for herbs. Medicinal and magical plants had colorful descriptive names. Often, old books about magic and herbal healing use the folk names instead of the names commonly used today, and it can be confusing. So, here is an alphabetical listing of those names, along with the common and botanical names in current use. You'll notice that some plants have a variety of names, and some names refer to a variety of plants.

A Hawk's Heart: Heart of Wormwood Artemisia absinthium
A Lion's Hairs: Tongue of a Turnip [i.e., the leaves of the taproot] Brassica napus
A Man's Bile: Turnip Sap Brassica napus
A Pig's Tail: Leopard's Bane Arnica montana
A Titan's Blood: Wild Lettuce Lactuca virosa
Aaron's Rod: Goldenrod Solidago Virgaurea -or- Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
A Bone of an Ibis: Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica
Absinthe: Wormwood Artemisia Absinthium
Adder's Fork: Bistort Polygonum Bistorta
Adder's Mouth: Chickweed Stellaria Media
Adder's Tongue: Dogstooth Violet Erythronium multiscapoideum
Alison Alyssum Alyssum spp
Angel's Trumpet: Jimsonweed / Datura Datura Stamonium
Apple of Carthage: Pomegranate Punica Granatum
Archangel: Angelica Angelica archangelica
Artemis Herb: Mugwort Artemisia Vulgaris
Ass's Ear: Comfrey Symphytum Officinale -or- Coltsfoot Tussilago Farfara
Ass's Foot: Coltsfoot Tussilago Farfara
An Eagle: Wild Garlic Allium sativum
Auld Man's Bells: Bluebells Scilla Nutans, Scilla non-scripta, Hyacinthoides non-scripta

B

Bad Man's Oatmeal: Hemlock Conium Maculatum
Bastard: False or White Dittany Dictamnus Albus
Bat's Wings: Holly Ilex Aquifolium
Beard of the Monk: Chicory Cichorium Intybus
Bear's Foot: Lady's Mantle Alchemilla Vulgaris
Bear's Grape: Poke Root Phytolacca decandra -or- Uva Ursa Arctostaphylos Uva-Ursi
Bear's Paw: Root Male Fern Dryopteris Felix-mas
Bear's Weed; Yerba Santa Eryodictyon californicum
Beggar's Buttons: Burdock Arctium Lappa
Beggar's Lice: Houndstongue Cynoglossum officinale
Bird's Eye: Germander or Speedwell Teucrium chamaedrys
Bird's Foot: Fenugreek Trigonella Foenum-graecum
Bird's Nest: Indian Pipe Monotropa Uniflora
Bishop's Elder: Betony Stachys Officinalis, Betonica Officinalis, Stachys Betonica
Bishop's Leaves: Water Figwort Scrophularia Aquatica
Bishop's Wort: Betony Stachys Officinalis, Betonica Officinalis, Stachys Betonica
Black Sampson: Echinacea Echinacea purpurea, Echinacea pallida, and Echinacea angustifolia
Blind Eyes: Poppies Papaver Spp. & Somniferum
Blood: Elder sap (or another tree sap) Sambucus Nigra
Blood from a Head: Lupine Lupinus perennis, Lupinus polyphyllus
Blood from a Shoulder: Bear's Breach Acanthus spinosus
Blood of Ares: Purslane Portulaca sativa
Blood of a Goose: Milk of the Mulberry Tree Morus nigra
Blood of a Snake: Hematite mineral form of Iron oxide (Fe2O3)
Blood of an Eye: Tamarisk Gall Tamarix orientalis
Blood of Ares: Purslane Portulaca Spp.
Blood of Hephaistos: Wormwood Artemisia Absinthium
Blood of Hestia: Chamomile Anthemis Nobilis
Bloodwort: Yarrow Achillea Millefolium
Bloody Butcher: Valerian Valeriana Officinalis
Bloody Fingers: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata
Boy's Love: Southernwood Artemisia Abrotanum
Brain Thief: Mandrake Atropa Mandragora
Bread and Cheese Tree: Hawthorne Crataegus oxyacantha
Bride of the Meadow: Meadowsweet Eupatorium Purpureum
Bride of the Sun: Calendula Calendula Officinalis
Brown Dragon: Wake Robin Arisaema Triphyllum, Arum spp.
Bull's Blood: Horehound Marrubium Vulgare
Bull's Foot: Coltsfoot Tussilago Farfara
Bull's Semen: Egg of a Blister Beetle beetles (Coleoptera) of the family Meloidae
Burning Bush: White Dittany Dictamnus albus
Buttons Tansy: Tanacetum Vulgare

Calf's Snout: Snapdragon Antirrhinum Magus
Candelmas Maiden: Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Candlewick Plant: Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Capon's Tail: Valerian Valeriana Officinalis
Carpenter's Herb: Sweet Bugle Lycopus Virginicus
Carpetner's Square: Knotted Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Cat: Catnip Nepta Cataria
Cat's Foot: White Balsam Gnaphalium polycephalum -or- Canada Snake Root Asarum Canadensis -or- Ground Ivy Glechoma hederacea
Cat's Herb: Valerian Valeriana Officinalis
Chameleon Star: Bromeliad Vriesia, Billbergia, Aechmae, Annanas, Bromelia, Guzmania, Cryptanthus, Neoreglia spps
Cheeses: Marsh Mallow Althaea Officinalis
Christ's Eye: Vervain Sage Salvia Verbenaca
Christ's Ladder: Centaury Erythraea Centaurium
Christ's Spear: Adder's Tongue Fern Ophioglossum Vulgatum
Church Steeples: Agrimony Agrimonia Eupatoria, Agrimonia Gyposepala
Chocolate Flower: Wild Geranium Geranium manculatum
Clear Eye: Clary Sage Salvia sclarea
Click: Goosegrass Galium aparine
Clot: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Colt's Tail: Canadian Fleabane Erigeron Canadense
Corpse Plant: Indian Pipe Monotropa Uniflora
Cuddy's Lungs: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Crane's Bill: Wild Geranium Geraniaum Maculatum
Crocodile Dung: Ethiopian Soil
Crowdy Kit: Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Crow Foot: Wild Geranium Geraniaum Maculatum -or- Wood Anemone Anemone Nemorosa
Crown for a King: Wormwood Artemisia Absinthium
Cuckoo's Bread: Common Plantain Plantago major
Cucumber Tree: Magnolia Magnolia acuminata

Dagger Flower: Blue Flag Iris versicolor
Daphne: Laurel/Bay Laurus nobilis
Dead Man's Bells: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata
Death's Herb: Belladonna Atropa belladonna
Delight of the Eye: Rowan Sorbus Spp.
Devil Plant: Sweet Basil Ocimum Basilicum
Devil's Apple: Mayapple Podophyllum peltaltum -or- Mandrake Atropa Mandragora
Devil's Beard: Houseleek Sempervivum tectorum
Devil's Bit; False Unicorn Root Chamaelirium luteum
Devil's Cherries: Belladonna Atropa belladonna
Devils Dung: Asafoetida Ferula Foetida
Devil's Ear: Wake Robin Arisaema Triphyllum, Arum spp.
Devil's Eye: Henbane Hyoscyamus Niger -or- Periwinkle Vinca major, Vinca minor
Devil's Flower: Bachelor's Buttons Centaurea cyanus
Devil's Fuge: Mistletoe Viscum Album
Devil's Guts: Dodder Cuscuta Europaea
Devil's Herb: Belladonna Atropa belladonna
Devil's Milk: Celandine Chelidonium Majus
Devil's Nettle: Yarrow Achillea Millefolium
Devil's Plaything: Yarrow Achillea Millefolium
Devil's Shoestring: Black Haw Vibrunum Prunifolium -or- Cramp Bark Viburnum opulus -or- Hobblebush Viburnum alnifolium -or- North American Goat's Rue Tephrosia virginiana
Dew of the Sea: Rosemary Rosemarinus Officinalis
Dogberry: Brier Hips Rosa Canina
Dog's Mouth: Snap Dragon Antirrhinum Magus
Dog's Tongue: Houndstongue Cynoglossum officinale
Dove's Foot: Wild Geranium Geraniaum Maculatum
Dragon: Tarragon Artemisia Dracunculus
Dragon Flower: Blue Flag Iris versicolor
Dragon Wort: Bistort Polygonum Bistorta
Dragon's Blood: Calamus Acorus calamus
Dragon's Teeth: Blue Vervain Verbena Officinalis
Drunkard: Calendula Calendula Officinalis
Duck's Foot: Mayapple Podophyllum peltaltum
Dulcamara: Woody Nightshade Celastrus scandens
Dwale: Deadly Nightshade Atropa Belladonna

E
Eagle: Wild Garlic Allium sativum
Eardrops: Dutchman's Breeches Dicentra cucullaria
Earth Smoke: Fumitory Fumaria officinalis
Earth Star: Bromeliad Vriesia, Billbergia, Aechmae, Annanas, Bromelia, Guzmania, Cryptanthus, Neoreglia spps
Elf Dock: Elecampane Inula Helenium
Elf Leaf: Lavender Lavendula officinale or L. vera -or- Rosemary Rosemarinus Officinalis
Elf's Wort: Elecampane Inula Helenium
Elven: Common Elm Ulmus Campestris
Enchanter's Plant: Blue Vervain Verbena Officinalis
Englishman's Foot: Common Plantain Plantago major
Erba Santa Maria: Spearmint Mentha suaveolens
Everlasting Friendship: Goosegrass Galium Aparine
Exile Tree: Be-Still Thevetia nereifolia
Eye of Christ: Germander Speedwell
Eye of Newt: A type of mustard seed with a black spot Cruciferae; Brassica
Eye of the Day: Common Daisy Bellis Perennis
Eye of the Star: White Horehound Marrubium Vulgare
Eye Root: Goldenseal Hydrastis Canadensis
Eyes: Any "eye" flowers such as daisies, bachelor's buttons, horehound, aster, eyebright, etc.

F
Fairy Bells: Wood Sorrel Oxalis Acetosella
Fairy Candles: Dutchman's Breeches Dicentra cucullaria
Fairy Caps: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata
Fairy Cup: Cowslip Primula Veris
Fairy Smoke: Indian Pipe Monotropa Uniflora
Fairy Thimbles: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata
Fairy Wand: Devil's bit Chamaelirium luteum -or- False Unicorn Root Chamaelirium luteum
Fairy's Eggs: Nutmeg Myristica fragrans
Fairy's Glove: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata
Fat from a Head: Spurge Euphorbia spp.
Felon Herb: Mugwort Artemisia Vulgaris
Felonwood: Woody Nightshade Celastrus scandens
Felonwort: Celandine Chelidonium Majus -or- Woody Nightshade Celastrus scandens
Five Fingers Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis -or- Cinquefoil Potentilla Reptans, Potentilla Erecta
Flesh and Blood: Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis
Flower of Death: Periwinkle Vinca major, Vinca minor
Flower of Immortality: Wild Amaranth Amaranthus Hypochondriacus
Folk's Glove: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata
Food of the Gods: Asafoetida Ferula Foetida
Foxes' Claws: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata
Fox's Clote: Burdock Arctium Lappa
Friar's Cap: Aconite Aconitum Napellus, Agrimonia eupatoria
Friar's Cowl: Wake Robin Arisaema Triphyllum, Arum spp.
Frog's Foot: Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus spp.
From the Belly: Earth-apple / Potato Solanum tuberosum
From the Foot: Houseleek. Sempervivum tectorum
From the Loins: Chamomile Anthemis Nobilis

G
Gall of Goat: Honeysuckle Lonicera Spp. -or- St. John's Wort Hypericum perforatum
Gallows: Mandrake Atropa Mandragora
Ghost Flower: Indian Pipe Monotropa Uniflora
Ghost Pipe: Indian Pipe Monotropa Uniflora
Goat's Foot: Ash Weed Aegopodium podagraria
Goat's Leaf: Honeysuckle Lonicera Spp.
God's Hair: Hart's Tongue Fern Scolopendrium Vulgare
Golden Star: Avens Geum
Good Luck Plant: Solomon's Seal Polygonatum Multiflorum, Polygonatum Commutatum, Polygonatum Biflorum
Goose Bill: Goosegrass Galium Aparine
Goose Tongue: Lemon Balm Melissa officinalis
Gosling Wing: Goosegrass Galium Aparine
Grains of Paradise: Cardamom Elettaria cardamom
Granny's Bonnet: Columbine Leaves Aquilegia Vulgaris, Aquilegia canadensis
Great Ox-eye: Ox-eye Daisy Chrysanthemum leucanthemum
Gravelroot: Meadowsweet Eupatorium purpureum
Graveyard Dust: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Gypsy Herb: Sweet Bugle Lycopus Virginicus

H
Hag's Taper: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Hagthorn: Hawthorn Crataegus crusgalli
Hair of Venus: True Maidenhair Fern Adiantum Capillus-veneris
Hairs of a Hamadryas Baboon: Dill Seed Peucedanum graveolens
Hare's Beard: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Hart's Thorn: Common Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica
Hawk's Heart: Wormwood Heart Artemisia Absinthium
Heart Leaf: Liverwort Anemone hepatica, Peltigera canina
Heart of Osmund: Royal Fern Osmunda regalis
Hedgemaids: Dutchman's Breeches Dicentra cucullaria
Hellweed: Dodder Cuscuta Europaea
Herb of Circe: Mandrake Atropa Mandragora
Herb of Grace; Blue Vervain Verbena Officinalis -or- Rue Ruta Graveolens
Herb of Mary: Pimpernel Anagallis Arvensis, Pimpinella spp.
Herb of the Cross: Blue Vervain Verbena Officinalis
Herb Trinity: Liverwort Anemone hepatica, Peltigera canina
Hind Heal: Tansy Tanacetum Vulgare
Hind's Tongue: Hart's Tongue Fern Scolopendrium Vulgare
Hog's Bean: Henbane Hyoscyamus Niger
Holy Grass: Sweetgrass Hierochloe odorata
Holy Herb: Yerba Santa Eryodictyon californicum
Holy Rope: Hemp (Agrimony) Eupatorium cannabinum
Hook and Arn: Yerba Santa Eryodictyon californicum
Horny Goat Weed: Common Polypody Fern Polypodium Vulgare
Horse Heal: Spikenard Inula Conyza
Horse Hoof: Coltsfoot Tussilago Farfara
Horse Tongue: Hart's Tongue Fern Scolopendrium Vulgare
Hundred Eyes: Periwinkle Vinca major, Vinca minor

I
Ibis Bone Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica
Innocence Bluets Houstonia Caerulea

J
Jack-Jump-About: Betony Stachys Officinalis, Betonica Officinalis, Stachys Betonica
Jacob's Ladder: Celandine Chelidonium Majus -or- Lily of the valley Convallaria Magalis
Jacob's Staff: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Jesuit's Bark; Cinchona Cinchona pubescens
Joe Pye Weed: Meadowsweet Eupatorium purpureum
John the Conqueror: Galangal Root Alpinia Officianarum, Alpina officinalis, A. galanga
Jove's Flower: Carnation Dianthus spp.
Joy of the Mountain: Sweet Marjoram Origanum Marjorana
Joy on the Ground: Periwinkle Vinca major, Vinca minor
Juno's Tears: Blue Vervain Verbena Officinalis
Jupiter's Bean: Henbane Hyoscyamus Niger
Jupiter's Beard: Houseleek Sempervivum tectorum
Jupiter's Nut: Walnut Juglans Species
Jupiter's Staff: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus

K
Key of Heaven: Cowslip Primula Veris
King Root: Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis
King's Clover: Melilot Melilotus officinalis, Melilotus alba, Melilotus arvensis
King's Crown: Black Haw Vibrunum Prunifolium
Kitten's Breeches Dutchman's Breeches Dicentra cucullaria
Knight's Milfoil: Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Kronos' Blood: Sap of the Cedar Tree Thuja occidentalis, Thuja orientalis, Biota orientalis, Thuja articulata,Cupressus thujoides, Juniperus virginiana, Cedrus libani, Cedrela odorata, Libocedrus bidwillii, and many more

L
Ladder to Heaven: Lily of the valley Convallaria Magalis
Ladies' Meat: Hawthorn Crataegus Oxycantha
Ladies' Seal: White Bryony / English Mandrake Bryonia dioica
Lad's Love: Southernwood Artemisia Abrotanum
Lady Bleeding: Amaranth Amaranthus Hypochondriacus
Lady of the Meadow: Meadowsweet Eupatorium Purpureum
Lady of the Woods: Birch Betula Lenta
Lady's Cap: Cowslip Primula Veris
Lady's Foxglove: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Lady's Glove: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata
Lady's Smock: Cuckoo Flower Cardamine pratensis
Lamb's Ears: Betony Stachys Officinalis, Betonica Officinalis, Stachys Betonica
Lion's Foot: Lady's Mantle Alchemilla Vulgaris
Lion's Hair: Leaves of a Turnip's taproot Brassica rapa
Leopard's Bane: Arnica Amica Montana
Lion's Herb: Columbine Leaves Aquilegia Vulgaris, Aquilegia canadensis
Lion's Tooth: Dandelion Taraxacum Officinale
Little Dragon: Tarragon Artemisia Dracunculus
Little Queen: Meadowsweet Eupatorium Purpureum
Lizard's Leg: Creeping plants such as Ivy
Lords and Ladies: Wake Robin Arisaema Triphyllum, Arum spp.
Love in Idleness: Pansy Viola tricolor
Love Leaf: Damiana Turnera Aphrodisiaca, Turnera diffusa
Love Leaves: Burdock Arctium lappa
Love Lies Bleeding: Amaranth Amaranthus Hypochondriacus -or- Anemone Anemone Pulsatilla
Love Man: Goosegrass Galium Aparine
Love Parsley: Lovage Levisticum Officinale
Love Ro,: Lovage Levisticum Officinale
Love Root: Lovage Levisticum Officinale -or- Orris Root Iris florentina
Love-In-Idleness: Pansy Viola tricolor
Low John, Low John the Conqueror: Galangal Root Alpinia Officianarum, Alpina officinalis, A. galanga
Lucky Hand: Male Fern Dryopteris Felix-mas
Lucky Hand Root: Lucky Hand Orchid / Salep Orchid Orchis latifolia
Lucky Nut: Be-Still Thevetia nereifolia
Lurk-in-the-Ditch: Pennyroyal Mentha Pulegium

M
Mad Root: White Bryony / English Mandrake Bryonia dioica
Maiden Hair: True Maidenhair Fern Adiantum Capillus-veneris
Maiden's Gum: Common Elm Ulmus Campestris
Maiden's Ruin: Southernwood Artemisia Abrotanum
Maid's Hair: Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Man's Bile: Turnip Sap Brassica rapa
Man's Health: Ginseng Panax quinquefolium
Master of the Woods: Woodruff Asperula odorata
Masterwort: Angelica Angelica archangelica
May: Black Haw Viburnum prunifolum
May Lily: Lily of the Valley Convallaria magalis
Maypops: Passion Flower Passiflora incarnata
May Rose: Black Haw Viburnum prunifolum
Miracle of Nature: Century Plant / Maguey Agave americana
Mistress of the Night: Tuberose Polianthes tuberosa
Monk's Head: Dutchman's Breeches Dicentra cucullaria
Monk's Hood: Aconite Aconitum Napellus, Agrimonia eupatoria
Mother of the Herbs: Rue Ruta Graveolens
Mother of the Wood: Blackthorn Prunus Spinosa
Mother's Heart: Shepherd's Purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Musk of the Wood: Woodruff Asperula odorata
Mutton Chops: Goosegrass Galium Aparine

N
Naughty Man: Mugwort Artemisia Vulgaris
Naughty Man's Cherries: Belladonna Atropa belladonna
Noah's Ark: Ladies' Slipper Cypripedium pubescens, Cyprepedium parviflorum
Nose Bleed: Yarrow Achillea Millefolium
Nose of Turtle: Turtle's Cap / Balmony Chelone Glabra

O
Old Gal: Elder Bark Sambucus Nigra
Old Lady: Elder Bark Sambucus Nigra
Old Maid's Nightcap: Wild Geranium Geraniaum Maculatum
Old Man: Mugwort Artemisia Vulgaris
Old Man's Flannel: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Old Man's Pepper: Yarrow Achillea Millefolium
Old Uncle Henry: Mugwort Artemisia Vulgaris
Old Woman: Wormwood Artemisia Absinthium
Oliver: Olive Olea europaea
Osmund the Waterman: Royal Fern Osmunda regalis
Our Lady's Flannel: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Our Lady's Tears: Lily of the Valley Convallaria Magalis

P
Palma Christi Castor Ricinus communis
Passions: Bistort Polygonum Bistorta
Password: Primrose Primula Vulgaris
Peter's Staff: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Physician's Bone: Sandstone
Pidgeon's Grass: Blue Vervain Verbena Officinalis
Pigeon Berry: Poke Root Phytolacca decandra
Pig's Tail: Leopard's Bane / Arnica Amica Montana
Pitchforks: Beggar's Tick Bidens pilosa
Plague Flower: Butterbur Petasites Vulgaris, Tussilago Petasites
Poor Man's Treacle: Garlic Allium sativum
Priest's Crown: Dandelion Leaves Taraxacum Officinale
Priest's Pintle: Wake Robin Arisaema Triphyllum, Arum spp.
Prince's Feather: Amaranth Amaranthus Hypochondriacus
Pucha-pat: Patchouli Pogostemon cablin Benth

Q
Quaker's Bonnet: Lupine Lupinus polyphyllus
Queen of the Meadow: Meadowsweet Eupatorium Purpureum
Queen of the Night: Vanilla Cactus Cereus Grandiflorus
Queen's Delight: Queensroot Stillingia sylvatica

R
Racoon Berry: Mayapple Podophyllum peltaltum
Ram's Head :American Valerian / Ladies' Slipper Cypripedium pubescens, Cyprepedium parviflorum
Ram's Thorn: Common Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica
Rat Root: Calamus Root Acorus calamus
Red Cockscomb: Amaranth Amaranthus Hypochondriacus
Red Robin: Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare
Resurection Plant: Rose of Jericho Anastatica hierochuntica
Ring-o-bells: Bluebells Scilla Nutans, Scilla non-scripta, Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Robin-Run-in-the-Grass: Goosegrass Galium Aparine
Robin-Run-in-the-Hedge: Ground Ivy Glechoma hederacea

S
Satan's Apples: Mandrake Atropa Mandragora
Scaldhead: Blackberry Rubus Fructicosus
Scale of Dragon: Tarragon Artemisia Dracunculus
Sea Dew: Rosemary Rosemarinus Officinalis
Sea Spirit: Bladderwrack Fucus Vesiculosis
Seal Root: Solomon's Seal Polygonatum Multiflorum, Polygonatum Commutatum,
Polygonatum Biflorum
See Bright: Clary Sage Salvia Sclarea
Seed of Horus: White Horehound Marrubium Vulgare
Semen of Ammon: Houseleek Sempervivum tectorum
Semen of Ares: Clover Medicago Sativa
Semen of Helios: White Hellebore Veratrum, album
Semen of Hephaistos: Fleabane Erigeron annuus, Erigeron strigosus
Semen of Herakles: Mustard Rocket / Arrugula Eruca sativa
Semen of Hermes: Dill Peucedanum graveolens
Seven Year's Love: Yarrow Achillea Millefolium
Shameface: Wild Geranium Geraniaum Maculatum
Shepherd's Heart: Shepherd's Purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Silver Bells: Black Haw Vibrunum Prunifolium
Sleep Wort: Lettuce Lactuca, sativa
Snake Grape: White Bryony / English Mandrake Bryonia dioica
Snake Head: Balmony Chelone Glabra
Snake Lily: Blue Flag Iris versicolor
Snakeberry: Woody Nightshade Celastrus scandens
Snake's Ball of Thread: Soapstone steatite
Snake's Head: Leech Hirudo medicinalis
Snowbells: Benzoin Styrax Benzoin
Soapwort: Daisy Bellis Perennis -or- Comfrey Symphytum Officinale
Soldier's Cap: Dutchman's Breeches Dicentra cucullaria
Son-Before-the-Father: Coltsfoot Tussilago Farfara
Sorcerer's Berry: Belladonna Atropa belladonna
Sorcerer's Root: Mandrake Atropa Mandragora
Sorcerer's Violet: Periwinkle Vinca major, Vinca minor
Sparrow's Tongue: Knotweed Polygonum aviculare
St. Bennet's Herb: Hemlock Conium Maculatum
St. James' Wort: Ragwort Senecio jacobaea
St. John's Plant: Mugwort Artemisia Vulgaris
St. John's Herb: Hemp / Agrimony(this is not St. John's Wort)Agrimonia Eupatoria
St. Joseph's Wort: Sweet Basil Ocimum Basilicum
St. George's Herb: Valerian Valeriana Officinalis
St. Mary's Seal: Solomon's Seal Polygonatum Multiflorum, Polygonatum Commutatum, Polygonatum Biflorum
Star Flower: Borage Borago Officinalis
Star of the Earth: Avens Geum urbanum
Starweed: Chickweed Stellaria Media
Starwort: Aster Callistephus chinesis
Summer's Bride: Calendula Calendula Officinalis
Sweethearts: Goosegrass Galium Aparine
Swine's Snout: Dandelion leaves Taraxacum Officinale

T
Tanner's Bark: Common Oak Quercus, robur
Tartar Root: Ginseng Panax quinquefolium
Tear Grass: Job's Tears coix lachryma jobi
Tears of a Hamadryas Baboon: Dill Juice Peucedanum graveolens
Thor's Helper: Rowan Sorbus Spp.
Thousand Seal: Yarrow Achillea Millefolium
Thousand Weed: Yarrow Achillea Millefolium
Thunder Plant: Houseleek Sempervivum tectorum
Tiger's Chaundron; Lady's Mantle Alchemilla Vulgaris
Titan's Blood: Wild Lettuce Lactuca virosa
Toad: Toadflax Comandra Umbellata
Toad Shade: Trillium Trillium Species
Toad Bastard: Toadflax Comandra Umbellata
Toe of Frog; Buttercup Ranunculus Acris
Tongue of Dog: Houndstongue Cynoglossum officinale
Tooth of Wolf: Leaf of Wolfsbane Aconitum Napellus, Agrimonia eupatoria
Torches: Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Tree of Chastity: Hawthorn Crataegus Oxycantha
Tree of Doom: Elder Sambucus Nigra
Tree of Enchantment: White Willow Salix Alba
Tree of Life: Yellow Cedar Thuja occidentalis
True Love: Bethroot Trillium Species
Turtle Head: Balmony Chelone Glabra

U
Unicorn Horn: True Unicorn Root Aletris Farinosa -or- False Unicorn Helonias Dioica
Unicorn Root: Boneset Eupatorium Perfoliatum -or- Ague Root / Star Grass Aletris farinosa
Unshoe-the-Horse: Moonwort Fern Botrychium Lunaria

V
Virgin Mary's Nest: Nutmeg Myristica fragrans

W
Water Dragon; Marsh Marigold Caltha Palustris
Wax Dolls: Fumitory Fumaria officinalis
Weazel Snout: Yellow Dead Nettles/Yellow Archangel Lamium Galeobdolon
Weed: Ox-Eye Daisy Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum
White: Ox-eye Daisy Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum
White Man's Foot: Common Plantain Plantago major
White Wood: White Cinnamon Canella, alba
Witch Bane: Mountain Ash Rowan Sorbus Spp.
Witch Grass: Dog Grass Agropyron repens
Witch Herb: Mugwort Artemisia Vulgaris
Witch Tree: Mountain Ash Rowan Sorbus Spp.
Witch Wood: Mountain Ash Rowan Sorbus Spp.
Witches' Asprin: White Willow Bark Salix Alba
Witches' Bells: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata
Witches' Berry: Belladonna Atropa belladonna
Witches' Brier: Brier Hips Rosa Canina
Witches' Gloves: Foxglove Digitalis Purpurea, Digitalis Lanata
Witches' Herb: Sweet Basil Ocimum Basilicum
Witches' Weed: Cinquefoil Potentilla Reptans, Potentilla Erecta
Wolf Claw: Club Moss Lycopodiella alopecuroides
Wolf Foot: Sweet Bugle Lycopus Virginicus
Wolf Grape: Woody Nightshade Celastrus scandens
Wolf's Herb: Valerian Valeriana Officinalis
Wolf's Milk: Euphorbia Euphorbia spp.
Wool of Bat: Holly leaves Ilex Aquifolium