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[the-witchyforest]

Common herbs and their purposes

[theaestheticwitch]

[covenofvenus]

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[elusa-aura]

Autumn at dusk.

[evasenllyn]

✨Witchy tip✨

I like to sew talismans into the pockets if my clothing. I make homemade herb packets using coffee filters/fabric scraps or use tea bags depending on the mix. These also work brewed as a tea.

🌱Herbs for calmness

- chamomile flower, lemon balm, Holy basil, sweet marjoram, thyme

🌱Herbs for luck

- rosemary, cloves(quite strong, a little goes a long way), cinnamon pieces, red clover blossoms, oregano

🌱Herbs for easing pain (works best as a tea)

- mint leaf, strawberry leaf, rose hip, dried ginger

🌱Herbs for mental clarity

- sage, peppermint,

🌱Herbs for protection

- lavender, oregano, parsley, catmint root, fennel seed, sweet woodruff

[ladone-77]

Practical Magic, Alice Hoffman

[aliceo035]

Banishing

Banishing is another important part of a witches practice. Banishing is far more specific and direct than warding, often targeted towards a specific spirit, energy or a specific person. Banishing comes on many different forms, these can be candle spells, jars, the use of sound, visualisation, smoke etc.

I will cover some of the most common ways to banish and how to do them!

Banishing jars

With all jar spells, they include a jar which contains ingredients such as herbs (I'll include a list of banishing herbs below), salt, bodily fluids, a petition paper, ashes of a sigil programmed with the intention of banishing, glass shards, nails etc. When encountered with a time you need to banish, simply fill the jar up with ingredients and seal with a black or white wax.

Some practitioners like to create a banishing jar and then shake the jar each time they feel the need to banish negativity or a person.

Spells

They're are hundreds of ways to create a spell, the aforementioned jar is one of them. Spells can range from long elaborate rituals to small candle spells which only take a few minutes to do.

The ingredients for a spell will range from practitioner to practitioner, some of the most common include the use of herbs, fungi, plants, sigils, petition papers, crystals, precious metals, water, oils, moon phases and days of the week.

Smoke

Any form of smoke can be used to banish. Some of the most common ways to banish usually include bundles of herbs, resins, woods, incense etc.

Simply light your way of banishing and let the smoke flow and banish the negativity in the area.

Please be careful when using any form of fire, practice fire safety and always keep an eye on your bundle while it burns. Put it on a fireproof dish or plate so you dont burn your hands.

Sound

Anything that produces sound can be used as a way of banishing. This can be using a singing bowl, singing, an instrument, hitting pots and pans together etc. Anything used with the intent of banishing can be used to banish negativity.

A good idea would be to pick a song which bring you happiness when listening and use that as a form of banishing.

Herbs

There are thousands of herbs out there which can be used to banish. Here are a few you can use!

Some examples are; Dragons blood, Lavender, Garden Sage, Chilli flakes, Rosemary, Garlic ,Thorns, Black pepper, Cedar, Angelica, Basil, Broom, Cumin, Fleabane, Mandrake, Lilac, Hot pepper, Pine, Onion, Rowan, Salt, Black Salt, Wolfsbane (please be VERY careful handling wolfsbane), Yarrow, Rue etc.

Overall, there is a lot of ways to banish negativity. Please note that this isnt am exhaustive list, theres hundreds of ways to banish and this varies from person to person. Depending on the strength of this negativity, it might take multiple attempts to banish before it completely disappears.

[mindawaken]

I love lavender 💜