Easy to find herbs for all your favorite spells!
Baby witch who’s interested in spellwork? Broke witch who can’t afford their own rent let alone their spell jars? Here are some commonly found herbs (in the midwest, at least) and their magickal properties.
Aloe: beauty, protection, success, peace.
Found in your kitchen, hopefully
Basil: protection, love, healing relationships, fertility, courage, exorcism
Bay leaves: psychic visions and dreams, repels negative energy
Catnip: cat magic, familiars, joy, friendship, love
Found at your local pet shop
Cinnamon: healing, protection, consecration, love, lust, prosperity, speeds up spells and increases efficiency
Chamomile: peace, money, tranquility, purification, love
Dandelion: hope, new beginnings, growth
Found in bath salts at the dollar store
Garlic: protection, healing, good weather, courage, exorcism
Ginger: power, success, love, money
Lavender: sleep, peace, love, protection, purification
Found in teas/Common perfume scent
Lemon: purification, love, blessings
Lilac: protection, warding/banishing evil, beauty, love, harmony/balance
Your neighbors lilac bush!
Mint: money, healing, strength, luck, travel
Common spice, also found in mints and teas
Onion: protection, healing
Orange peels, dried and ground: love and fertility
Pine: connection with nature, centering, cleansing, healing, productivity, fertility
Rose: love, friendship, luck, protection, divination
Cheap at Walmart. Kroger sells petals separately if you’re willing to go out a few bucks.
Thyme: sleep, courage, healing, purification, renewal of energy
Valerian: love, calming, sleep, purification
Common spice/perfume scent
White clover: good luck, protection
Stay safe, practice intent, and as always- happy spellweaving!