{"id":10565,"date":"2015-01-01T01:10:12","date_gmt":"2015-01-01T06:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=10948"},"modified":"2014-12-31T17:45:47","modified_gmt":"2014-12-31T22:45:47","slug":"musings-of-a-hereditary-witch-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2015\/01\/01\/musings-of-a-hereditary-witch-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Musings of a Hereditary Witch"},"content":{"rendered":"

My Go-To Herbs<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

On my Meetup page<\/a>, one of my guests asked me what my \u2018go-to herbs\u2019 were. Well that was easy enough: Rosemary, Mugwort and Lemon Balm.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rosemary<\/span><\/strong> is such a lovely herb for cooking and for magic. Rosemary has a slight piney scent and is relatively easy to go on a sunny windowsill. I find the Spirit of Rosemary to be very friendly and willing to work with just about any one. For this reason, it is a good herb for those just beginning to use herbs in their magic.<\/span><\/p>\n

I think of Rosemary as the quartz crystal of the herb world as it can be charged with any intent. I always keep Rosemary at hand as a substitute for any herb I am out of for spell work. Rosemary can be gathered and tied into smudge sticks and burned to purify the ritual circle, tools, or a sick room. Sometimes, I add powdered Rosemary to salt and sprinkle it across the entrance to my cubical at work. It can be used as a hair rinse and taken as a tea.<\/p>\n

Mugwort<\/b><\/span> has an earthy scent and is sacred to Artemis. I use Mugwort as a visionary herb. I add it in dream pillows for prophetic dreaming. It can also be drunk as a tea before performing works of divination; though I warn you the taste leaves a lot to be desired. I keep a few pinches of Mugwort in the pouch that holds my Oracle cards. If someone needs a reading on the spur of the moment I can rub a little Mugwort on my 3<\/span>rd<\/span><\/sup> eye to attune me to second sight, especially during a haired day.<\/span><\/p>\n

As an herb of protection, Mugwort can be a substitute for using salt on thresholds and windowsills as well as for casting circle. Mugwort can be thrown on the hearth fire for protection.<\/p>\n

Lemon Balm<\/b><\/span>, first I have to tell you that Dillon, my cat, LOVES Lemon Balm. He thinks its catnip. The Lemon Balm plant looks similar to Catnip and even more so when dried. I can\u2019t leave it in a bag for long or Dillon will tear into it. It\u2019s best to transfer all herbs into glass jars.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lemon Balm has a fresh lemony smell. I add Lemon Balm to all of my spells for attaining money and success. I have a spell that will bring me money by the end of 3 days and the main herb component is Lemon Balm. Lemon Balm can also be added to love spells.<\/p>\n

Lemon Balm is often taken as a tea for insomnia or for a nervous stomach.<\/p>\n

Though I work with many other herbs, these are my top 3 go-to herbs. So much so, that I carry them in little tiny zip bags in my purse.<\/p>\n

What are your go-to herbs? Please share in the comments if you like. I always find is so interesting to see what herbs are drawn to.<\/p>\n

Blessings on your Hearth & Home,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My Go-To Herbs On my Meetup page, one of my guests asked me what my \u2018go-to herbs\u2019 were. Well that was easy enough: Rosemary, Mugwort and Lemon Balm. Rosemary is such a lovely herb for cooking and for magic. Rosemary has a slight piney scent and is relatively easy to go on a sunny windowsill. I find the Spirit of Rosemary to be very friendly and willing to work with just about any one. For this reason, it is a good herb for those just beginning to use herbs in their magic. I think of Rosemary as the quartz crystal of the herb world as it can be charged with any intent. I always keep Rosemary at hand as a substitute for any herb I am out of for spell work. Rosemary can be gathered and tied into smudge sticks and burned to purify the ritual circle, tools, or a sick room. Sometimes, I add powdered Rosemary to salt and sprinkle it across the entrance to my cubical at work. It can be used as a hair rinse and taken as a tea. Mugwort has an earthy scent and is sacred to Artemis. I use Mugwort as a visionary herb. I add it in dream pillows for prophetic dreaming. It can also be drunk as a tea before performing works of divination; though I warn you the taste leaves a lot to be desired. I keep a few pinches of Mugwort in the pouch that holds my Oracle cards. If someone needs a reading on the spur of the moment I can rub a little Mugwort on my 3rd eye to attune me to second sight, especially during a haired day. As an herb of protection, Mugwort can be a substitute for using salt on thresholds and windowsills as well as for casting circle. Mugwort can be thrown on the hearth fire for protection. Lemon Balm, first I have to tell you that Dillon, my cat, LOVES Lemon Balm. He thinks its catnip. The Lemon Balm plant looks similar to Catnip and even more so when dried. I can\u2019t leave it in a bag for long or Dillon will tear into it. It\u2019s best to transfer all herbs into glass jars. Lemon Balm has a fresh lemony smell. I add Lemon Balm to all of my spells for attaining money and success. I have a spell that will bring me money by the end of 3 days and the main herb component is Lemon Balm. Lemon Balm can also be added to love spells. Lemon Balm is often taken as a tea for insomnia or for a nervous stomach. Though I work with many other herbs, these are my top 3 go-to herbs. So much so, that I carry them in little tiny zip bags in my purse. What are your go-to herbs? Please share in the comments if you like. I always find is so interesting to see what herbs are drawn to. Blessings on your Hearth & Home,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":189,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/189"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10565"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10565\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}