{"id":2479,"date":"2009-09-01T01:10:22","date_gmt":"2009-09-01T06:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=2500"},"modified":"2009-09-01T11:51:20","modified_gmt":"2009-09-01T16:51:20","slug":"the-witch%e2%80%99s-cupboard-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2009\/09\/01\/the-witch%e2%80%99s-cupboard-4\/","title":{"rendered":"The Witch\u2019s Cupboard"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lavender<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lavender (Lavendula officinale or L. Vera) is also known as Elf Leaf, Nard, Nardus and Spike.\u00a0\u00a0 The name is said to come from the Latin \u201clavare\u201d which means \u201cto wash\u201d. Lavender is very common these days – its uses include sleep pillows, oils, teas, moisturizer and flowers.\u00a0 Lavender is a perennial and can be grown very well, though it struggles with cold temperatures.<\/p>\n

In ancient times, Lavender was used as a religious herb.\u00a0\u00a0 It had been by selected by King Solomon to purify his temple.\u00a0 It was a sacred herb that\u2019s use has been traced back to pre-Christian times.\u00a0 It had been thrown into the fire on St. John\u2019s Day and now is used in Mid-Summer rites.<\/p>\n

Lavender also was known as a love\/lust herb.\u00a0 Prostitutes would wear the scent to advertise their profession and to attract clients – it is a very attractive smell to men.\u00a0 Also, if writing a love note, you can add the scent of lavender to the paper you\u2019re writing it on to promote the words you are writing.<\/p>\n

During Renaissance times, Lavender, when combined with Rosemary, was designed to protect a woman\u2019s chastity.\u00a0\u00a0 It can help to purify a room, especially used in birthing rooms to welcome the child into a clean environment.
\nLavender is also incorporated in Handfasting rituals in many different ways \u2013 it can be woven into the crown the bride wears, ground and added into the food (especially the wedding cake) and drank from the ritual chalice.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The thought is Lavender brings love and fertility to the marriage.\u00a0 It is also thought to protect the wearer of a Spouse\u2019s cruelty if burned.<\/p>\n

Lavender helps with lifting depression.\u00a0 Lore states once someone saw a Lavender plant, their depression would immediately lift and bring=2 0happiness into their lives.\u00a0\u00a0 It can be scattered around the house to create peace.
\nIt is used in healing creations, placed in pillows to help with sleep and worn as amulet for protection.\u00a0 Other amulets can be created to attract love or money, seeing spirits and success.\u00a0 Before you go to sleep, place Lavender under the pillow, make a wish and if you dream of what you have wished for (or anything related to it), your wish will come true.\u00a0 If your dream did not relate to your wish or you didn\u2019t dream at all, it will not come true.<\/p>\n

Lavender can be used in many ways for healing but remember, this is not a substitution for medical advice so always check with a medical professional to make sure working with herbs or oils are safe for you.\u00a0 (Lavender oil in large quantities can be toxic, for example, so always check uses with a medical professional.)<\/p>\n

Magickal Uses\/Spells<\/strong>:\u00a0 Love, Protection, Fertility, Sleep, Chastity, Longevity, Purification, Peace, Happiness
\nDeities<\/strong>:\u00a0 Hecate, Saturn
\nPlanet<\/strong>:\u00a0 Mercury
\nSign<\/strong>:\u00a0 Virgo
\nGender<\/strong>:\u00a0 Masculine
\nElement<\/strong>:\u00a0 Air
\nTarot Correspondence<\/strong>:\u00a0 The Hermit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lavender Lavender (Lavendula officinale or L. Vera) is also known as Elf Leaf, Nard, Nardus and Spike.\u00a0\u00a0 The name is said to come from the Latin \u201clavare\u201d which means \u201cto wash\u201d. Lavender is very common these days – its uses include sleep pillows, oils, teas, moisturizer and flowers.\u00a0 Lavender is a perennial and can be grown very well, though it struggles with cold temperatures. In ancient times, Lavender was used as a religious herb.\u00a0\u00a0 It had been by selected by King Solomon to purify his temple.\u00a0 It was a sacred herb that\u2019s use has been traced back to pre-Christian times.\u00a0 It had been thrown into the fire on St. John\u2019s Day and now is used in Mid-Summer rites. Lavender also was known as a love\/lust herb.\u00a0 Prostitutes would wear the scent to advertise their profession and to attract clients – it is a very attractive smell to men.\u00a0 Also, if writing a love note, you can add the scent of lavender to the paper you\u2019re writing it on to promote the words you are writing. During Renaissance times, Lavender, when combined with Rosemary, was designed to protect a woman\u2019s chastity.\u00a0\u00a0 It can help to purify a room, especially used in birthing rooms to welcome the child into a clean environment. Lavender is also incorporated in Handfasting rituals in many different ways \u2013 it can be woven into the crown the bride wears, ground and added into the food (especially the wedding cake) and drank from the ritual chalice.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The thought is Lavender brings love and fertility to the marriage.\u00a0 It is also thought to protect the wearer of a Spouse\u2019s cruelty if burned. Lavender helps with lifting depression.\u00a0 Lore states once someone saw a Lavender plant, their depression would immediately lift and bring=2 0happiness into their lives.\u00a0\u00a0 It can be scattered around the house to create peace. It is used in healing creations, placed in pillows to help with sleep and worn as amulet for protection.\u00a0 Other amulets can be created to attract love or money, seeing spirits and success.\u00a0 Before you go to sleep, place Lavender under the pillow, make a wish and if you dream of what you have wished for (or anything related to it), your wish will come true.\u00a0 If your dream did not relate to your wish or you didn\u2019t dream at all, it will not come true. Lavender can be used in many ways for healing but remember, this is not a substitution for medical advice so always check with a medical professional to make sure working with herbs or oils are safe for you.\u00a0 (Lavender oil in large quantities can be toxic, for example, so always check uses with a medical professional.) Magickal Uses\/Spells:\u00a0 Love, Protection, Fertility, Sleep, Chastity, Longevity, Purification, Peace, Happiness Deities:\u00a0 Hecate, Saturn Planet:\u00a0 Mercury Sign:\u00a0 Virgo Gender:\u00a0 Masculine Element:\u00a0 Air Tarot Correspondence:\u00a0 The Hermit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"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-2479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2479","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\/42"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2479"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2479\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2459,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2479\/revisions\/2459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}