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(Alpinia officionalis or A. galanga) Also known as Low John the Conquerer or Siamese
Ginger. Magical Uses: This versatile herb has been utilised for many different purposes. It brings luck to the wearer or carrier, and if placed with silver in a sachet of leather it will bring money. It may be carried or scattered around the home to promote lust. Wear Galangal to develop your psychic abilities and to protect your health. Burn the powdered herb to break spells and curses. Ginger may be substituted when galangal is call for. |
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(Gardenia spp.) Parts Used: Flower Magical Uses: Fresh gardenias aid in the healing process when places on the altar or in the sickroom. Add the dried petals to healing incenses and mixtures. Scatter around a room and add to Moon incense for peace and tranquility. Gardenias have extremely high spiritual vibrations so they are helpful in summoning good spirits and used in love spells. |
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Gardenia flowers will attract new friends and love. Mix the dried, crushed flowers with
orris root and use as a body powder to attract a lover. |
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(Allium sativum) Also known as Ajo (Spanish), Poor Man's Treacle, Stinkweed The old
standby protection herb to ward off vampires. Garlic is sacred to Hecate so it was eaten
on her festival days and left at crossroads as a sacrificial offering to her. An herb of
Mercury and Mars. CAUTION: Pregnant women and persons with "hot and fiery" temperaments should avoid overuse of garlic. Parts Used: Bulb |
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Magical Uses: In the home, braids of garlic guard against evil, repel thieves, and turn
away the envious. It is a very effective blessing for a new home. Garlic was once worn to
guard against the plague. It is still used to absorb diseases. Simply rub fesh, peeled
cloves of garlic onto the afflicted part of the body tehn throw into running water.
Garlic is also extemely protective. Sailors carry some while on board ship to protect
against its wrecking. Soldiers wore garlic as a defense in the middle ages, while Roman
soldiers ate it to give them courage. Worn, garlic guards against foul weather and
monsters, and it also shields you from the blows of your enemies. When evil spirits are about, bite into garlic to send them away, or sprinkle powdered garlic on the floor. Garlic is placed beneath children's pillows to protect them while asleep, and brides once carried a clove of garlic in the pocket for good luck and to keep evil far from her on her big day. Rubbed onto pots and pans before cooking, it removes negative vibrations which might otherwise contaminate the food. |
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| Ginger . . . . | |||
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(Zingiber officionale) Also known as African Ginger. The Dobu tribe of the Pacific
Islanders use ginger in much of their magick. By first chewing it, they then spit it at
the "seat" of an illness, or at an oncoming storm to stop it while still at sea. |
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Parts Used: Root Magical Uses: Since ginger is a spicy and "hot" herb, it is most effective in love spells. Plant the root to attract money or sprinkle powdered root into pockets or on money for prosperity. Eating Ginger before performing spells will lend them power, since you have been "heated up" by the Ginger; this is especially true of love spells. Ginger is also used in Success spells, or to ensure the success of a magical operation. In the Pacific the Dobu islanders make much use of ginger in their magic. They chew it and spit it at the "seat" of an illness to cure it, and also spit chewed ginger at an oncoming storm, while at sea, to halt it. |
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(Ginkgo biloba) Also known as Maidenhair Tree. It is an extremely hardy tree and very
resistant to disease and pollution, which may be why it is one of the oldest plants on
the earth. Magickal Uses: Ginko is an aphrodisiacal herb, and a fertility herb. Gingko seeds are sometimes substituted for Lotus seeds at weddings and feasts. The wood can be carved into amulets and charms and carried as a healing herb. Gingko is very useful in ritual healing, and is considered by some to be the sacred Tree of Life. Due to the age of this species it is considered an elder among trees and having a high spirit energy. |
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Although they have been used as an aphrodisiac, they are useful in all creative work and
may be included in a Handfasting feast. The nuts, when dried, may be used to represent male fertility. Other Uses: The famous brain tree. According to recent studies, leaf extracts increase blood supply to the brain, improving the memory, concentration, and overall neural functioning, and may relieve symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. A German study of impotent men found that half of the men who were previously unable to maintain erections were able to after six months of taking Ginkgo, suggesting that it may increase blood supply to more than just the brain. |
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(Panax quinquefolius) Also known as Sang, Wonder of the World Root. Parts Used: Root. |
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Magickal Uses: The root is carries to attract love, as well as to guard one's health, to
draw money, and to ensure sexual potency. Ginseng will also bring beauty to all who carry
it. It is burned to ward off evil and to break hexes or curses. The tea is an
aphrodisiac. Use a root to grant your wish by either holding it in your hands and
visualizing your desire or by carving your wish onto it and then throw the root into
running water. Ginseng may be a substitute for mandrake. Warning - Ginseng should not be taken continuously. |
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