Post by Nox on Jun 21, 2016 20:02:14 GMT
ROSEMARY
Rosmarinus officinalis
Planet: Sun
Element: Fire
Astrological sign: Leo
Deities: Hebe, Aphrodite/Venus
Mundane uses
Tastes great with chicken, lamb, and vegetables. Dried rosemary should be added early in the cooking.
Magical uses
- Protection, Love, Lust, Mental Powers, Exorcism, Purification, Healing, Sleep, Youth
- Burn rosemary to rid a home of negative energy, or as an incense while you meditate. Hang bundles on your front door to keep harmful people, like burglars, from entering. Stuff a healing poppet with dried rosemary to take advantage of its medicinal properties, or mix with juniper berries and burn in a sickroom to promote healthy recovery.
- When placed beneath the pillow rosemary ensures a good sleep and drives away nightmares. Laid under the bed it protects the sleeper from all harm. Rosemary is also hung on the porch and doorposts to keep thieves from the house and is carried to remain healthy. Placed in the bath it purifies.
Additional notes/warnings
- An old saying says "Where Rosemary flourishes, the Woman rules" and in England it was believed that rosemary could not grow in the garden of the home unless the mistress was the master.
- Rosemary is believed to attract faerie and good energies.
Sources
www.witchipedia.com/herb:rosemary
www.thewhitegoddess.co.uk/herborium/rosemary.asp
paganwiccan.about.com/od/bookofshadows/ig/Magical-Herbs/Rosemary.htm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosemary
Rosmarinus officinalis
Planet: Sun
Element: Fire
Astrological sign: Leo
Deities: Hebe, Aphrodite/Venus
Mundane uses
Tastes great with chicken, lamb, and vegetables. Dried rosemary should be added early in the cooking.
Magical uses
- Protection, Love, Lust, Mental Powers, Exorcism, Purification, Healing, Sleep, Youth
- Burn rosemary to rid a home of negative energy, or as an incense while you meditate. Hang bundles on your front door to keep harmful people, like burglars, from entering. Stuff a healing poppet with dried rosemary to take advantage of its medicinal properties, or mix with juniper berries and burn in a sickroom to promote healthy recovery.
- When placed beneath the pillow rosemary ensures a good sleep and drives away nightmares. Laid under the bed it protects the sleeper from all harm. Rosemary is also hung on the porch and doorposts to keep thieves from the house and is carried to remain healthy. Placed in the bath it purifies.
Additional notes/warnings
- An old saying says "Where Rosemary flourishes, the Woman rules" and in England it was believed that rosemary could not grow in the garden of the home unless the mistress was the master.
- Rosemary is believed to attract faerie and good energies.
Sources
www.witchipedia.com/herb:rosemary
www.thewhitegoddess.co.uk/herborium/rosemary.asp
paganwiccan.about.com/od/bookofshadows/ig/Magical-Herbs/Rosemary.htm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosemary