#aarons rod

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Acryllic on broken roof tile of Mullien from my garden. Brought a withered stalk of Mullien to the mark making workshop. It is a herb, reported to have many uses including assistance with respiratory issues. It grows up to six feet tall.

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29 August 2019

Great Mullein - Verbascum thapsus

A biennial, it grows to around 1.5 metres. It has whitish wool on the leaves, in fact nearly the whole plant is covered in matted, branched white hairs.The base of the leaves run down the stem as wings.  I’ve only seen two plants in flower.

This one is in Cornwall:

And below, this one was in Tunbridge Wells. (Someone has since picked this).

This one will flower next year, but the bank here is regularly mowed, so don’t know if it will make it to flower. Not sure how the one above managed it.

Look at the way the woolly leaves capture moisture

[aspelladay]

Mullein

(Verbascum thapus) Safe to interact with.

Folk Names: Aaron's Rod, Blanket Leaf, Candlewick Plant, Clot, Doffle, Feltwort, Flannel Plant, Graveyard Dust, Hag's Tapers, Hedge Taper, Jupiter's Staff, Lady's Foxglove, Old Man's Fennel, Peter's Staff, Shepherd's Club, Shepherd's Herb, Torches, Velvetback, Velvet Plant. Gender: Feminine. Planet: Saturn. Element: Fire. Deity: Jupiter. Powers: Courage, Protection, Health, Love Divination, Exorcism.

Magical Uses: Mullein is worn to keep wild animals from you while hiking in untamed areas. It also instills courage in the bearer, and a few leaves placed in the shoe keeps one from catching a cold. Mullein is also carried to obtain love from the opposite sex. Stuffed into a small pillow or placed beneath your pillow, mullein guards against nightmares. In India, mullein is regarded as the most potent safeguard against evil spirits and magic, and is hung over doors, in windows, and carried in sachets. It is also used to banish demons and negativity. In the Ozarks, men performed a simple love divination. The man went to a clearing where a mullein grew and bent it down so that it pointed toward his love's house. If she loved him the mullein would grow upright again; if she loved another it would die. Graveyard dust—an infrequent ingredient in spells—can be substituted with powdered mullein leaves. At one time Witches and magicians used oil lamps to illuminate their spells and rites, and the downy leaves and stems of the mullein often provided the wicks.

(from Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs by Scott Cunningham)

[thewandcarver]

From the Wortcunner’s Cabinet: Mullein

#EarlyBiz #UKHashtags #Tweetmaster #FlockBN New #blog by @TheWandCarver From the Wortcunner's Cabinet: Mullein

By Isabella @TheWandCarver

photo by Sihiri Magical Market ~ sihiri.co.uk

Another fabulous wort you can use for free, if you’re a mind to go wild-crafting, is the wonderful Mullein. Yes, I know, any herb can be wild-crafted if you know what you’re looking for and if it is in somewhat plentiful supply where you live, but not all plants are. Mullein is easily found in Asia, Europe, and is a…

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