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Allspice
Element — Fire · Planet — Mars
Money · Business · Luck · Healing · Strength
Allspice is a powerful prosperity herb — one of the most effective for drawing money, business success, and good fortune into your life. It aids compassion and luck, and carries strong healing and strengthening properties. Burn it as incense or add it to money spell pouches and abundance rituals to amplify the energy of your intentions.
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Basil
Element — Fire · Planet — Mars
Love · Exorcism · Protection · Astral Projection · Abundance
Basil is one of the most versatile herbs in magical practice. It is used in love spells, exorcism rituals, and protection workings, and is known to attract wealth and abundance. It aids astral projection, helps create peace in the home, and drives away negative energy. Place fresh basil in your home to invite prosperity, or add dried basil to spell pouches for love and protection.
Bay Leaf
Element — Fire
Protection · Success · Purification · Strength · Wisdom · Psychic Powers
Bay leaf is one of the most powerful manifestation herbs available. Write your wish or intention on a bay leaf and burn it to send your desire to the universe — this ancient practice is one of the most effective in the witchcraft tradition. Bay also brings protection, success, and purification wherever it is used, and increases psychic powers and wisdom. A foundational herb for any spell kit.
Blueberry
Element — Water · Planet — Moon
Protection · Keeps Evil Out · Antioxidant · Strengthens the Aura
Blueberry is a protective herb that keeps evil and negativity at bay. It strengthens the aura and is antioxidant and anti-inflammatory in nature. Use it in protection workings, add it to doorstep sachets to ward off unwanted energy, or incorporate it into cleansing rituals designed to fortify your personal energetic field.
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Chamomile
Element — Water · Planet — Sun
Love · Sleep · Protection · Purification · Money · Dream Magic
Chamomile is one of the most beloved herbs in both herbalism and magical practice. It reduces stress, promotes restful sleep, and is good for meditation and dream magic. It attracts money, draws love, and is widely used in purification and protection workings. Its gentle golden energy makes it ideal for those new to working with herbs, and it pairs beautifully with lavender in sleep and calm spell blends.
Chilli
Element — Fire · Planet — Mars
Love · Passion · Banishing · Protection · Intensity
Chilli brings fire to any spell — quite literally. It is used to add passion and intensity to love workings, to banish negativity and unwanted people from your life, and as a powerful protective herb. It can be used to intensify spellwork across all intentions, acting as an accelerant for magical energy. Use sparingly — its energy is strong and direct.
Cinnamon
Element — Fire
Solar Magic · Meditation · Astral Projection · Success · Healing · Money
Cinnamon is a powerhouse herb that works across multiple magical traditions. It is used in solar magic, meditation, and astral projection, and brings success, healing, protection, luck, and strength. It is one of the most effective herbs for money spells — blowing cinnamon through your front door on the first of the month is a popular and potent abundance practice. Its warm, sweet energy amplifies whatever intention it is paired with.
Cloves
Element — Fire
Money · Cleansing · Banishing · Divination · Love · Protection
Cloves are deeply protective and energetically cleansing. They banish negative forces, aid in divination workings, draw in love, and are used in money spells and tooth spells. Burning cloves clears the air of negativity and prepares a space for ritual work. Their sharp, distinctive scent is grounding and purifying, making them an essential herb for any practitioner's collection.
Coriander
Element — Fire · Planet — Mars
Love · Health · Healing · Aphrodisiac · Sea Magic · Home Protection
Coriander is an aphrodisiac herb associated with love, health, and healing. It aids migraines and brings peace and protection to the home. In magical practice it is used in love spells, success workings, and sea magic. It has a grounding, earthy energy that anchors intention and supports the physical body while magical work takes place.
Cumin
Element — Fire · Planet — Mercury
Fidelity · Protection · Exorcism · Anti-Theft · Love · Grounding
Cumin is a powerful protective herb used for fidelity and warding off evil. It drives away negative energy and unwanted spirits, and is used in anti-theft workings to stop people from stealing from you — physically or energetically. Used in love spells for its binding energy, and brings grounding stability to any ritual it is included in.
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Daisy
Element — Water · Planet — Venus
Happiness · Luck · Purity · Innocence · Divination · Money
Daisy brings joy, purity, and innocence into magical workings. It is used in divination and protection spells and money workings that attract luck. Its cheerful energy lifts the vibration of any space and is particularly effective in spells focused on new beginnings, happiness, and inviting positive energy into your life.
Dandelion
Element — Air
Divination · Communication · Wishes · Spirits · Dreams · Astral Projection · Purification
The humble dandelion is far more magical than it appears. It is used in divination and spirit communication, for calling in guides and ancestral energy, and for enhancing dreams and astral projection. Blowing dandelion seeds while holding a wish is one of the oldest and most intuitive manifestation practices. It supports purification and healing, and its connection to the air element makes it ideal for all workings involving the mind, communication, and the unseen.
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Elderflower
Element — Water · Planet — Venus
Endings & Rebirth · Healing · Calm · Sleep · Fertility · Love
Elderflower symbolises endings and rebirth — the death of one cycle and the beginning of another. It promotes restful sleep and is deeply calming. It is associated with the goddess Freya, who is connected to love, fertility, and the natural world, giving elderflower a sacred feminine energy. Use it in rituals of release, transition, and renewal, or in sleep and dream workings for its deeply soothing properties.
Eyebright
Element — Air · Planet — Sun
Psychic Powers · Vision · Third Eye · Intuition · Emotional Healing
Eyebright is used for seeing — it enhances psychic powers, vision, and intuition. It helps open the third eye chakra and is used to support emotional healing. Anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial in nature, it supports the physical eyes as well as the inner eye of perception. Use it in rituals for clarity, truth-seeking, and psychic development, or whenever you need to see a situation more clearly.
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Frankincense
Element — Fire · Planet — Sun
Purification · Spiritual Connection · Protection · Meditation · Consecration
Frankincense is one of the most sacred resins in the world, used for thousands of years across almost every spiritual tradition. It purifies spaces, raises vibrations, and creates a direct line to higher spiritual realms. Burning frankincense before ritual work clears negative energy and prepares the space for sacred practice. It enhances meditation, aids in connecting with ancestors and guides, and consecrates tools and altars. One of the most powerful allies in any practitioner's collection.
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Garlic
Element — Fire · Planet — Mars
Protection · Health · Exorcism · Banishing · Anti-Evil
Garlic is one of the oldest and most powerful protective herbs known. It is used in protection, health, and exorcism workings, drives away evil, and is used for banishing and purification. Hang it in the home to protect against negative energy, use it in spell pouches for warding, or burn it to cleanse a space of unwanted presences. Its energy is fierce, direct, and deeply effective.
Ginger
Element — Fire · Planet — Moon
Protection · Healing · Love Spells · Antioxidant · Digestive Health · Success
Ginger is a fiery, energising herb that adds heat and urgency to any spell. It protects from evil, carries strong healing and antioxidant properties, and is anti-inflammatory and supportive of digestive health. Used in love spells to add passion and intensity, and in success workings where you need things to move quickly. Ginger accelerates the manifestation of intentions — use it whenever you want results fast.
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Hibiscus
Element — Water · Planet — Venus
Love · Lust · Divination · Dreams · Attraction
Hibiscus is a deeply feminine flower with strong associations with love, lust, and attraction. Its vivid crimson petals carry the energy of desire, passion, and magnetic pull — making it one of the most effective herbs for love and attraction spells. It enhances divination and dream work, and is particularly effective in spells performed on a Friday or during a waxing moon. Brew as a tea, add to bath rituals, or include in love pouches for powerful results.
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Lavender
Element — Air · Planet — Mercury
Love · Sleep · Protection · Purification · Calm · Attraction
Lavender is one of the most universally loved and versatile magical herbs. It is used in love spells, sleep rituals, protection workings, and purification practices. Bathing in lavender purifies the body and spirit and can attract a partner. Its calming frequency soothes anxiety, promotes deep rest, and creates an atmosphere of peace and safety. A foundational herb for any spell kit — gentle enough for beginners yet powerful enough for advanced practitioners.
Lemon Balm
Element — Water · Planet — Moon
Love · Healing · Success · Calm · Anti-Anxiety · Clarity
Lemon balm is a deeply soothing herb with a bright, uplifting energy. It calms anxiety, supports emotional healing, and brings clarity to confused or overwhelmed minds. In magical practice it is used in love and success workings, and is known to attract positive energy and opportunities. It is a wonderful herb for those going through transitions or difficult periods, offering gentle support and the promise of better things ahead.
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Marjoram
Element — Air
Protection · Love · Healing · Cleansing · Anti-Evil
Marjoram protects against evil and is used for cleansing spaces and objects. It aids in love and healing workings and has a gentle, nurturing energy that supports emotional wellbeing. Use it to cleanse your home, add it to love sachets, or burn it alongside sage to enhance the purifying power of a cleansing ritual. Its connection to the air element gives it a particular affinity with communication and mental clarity.
Milk Thistle Seeds
Element — Fire · Planet — Mars
Hex Breaking · Strength · Healing · Banishment
Milk thistle is a fierce and protective herb used in hex breaking, banishment, and strengthening rituals. Its sharp, spiny nature reflects its magical energy — it cuts through negative workings directed at you and sends them back. Use it in rituals designed to break curses or unwanted magical influence, to restore personal strength after a period of depletion, or in healing workings where the body and spirit need powerful support.
Mint
Element — Air · Planet — Venus
Protection · Money · Healing · Cleansing · Luck · Love
Mint is a bright, clarifying herb that protects from evil and can be used to attract wealth, luck, and love. It cleanses a space of negative energy and counteracts negative forces — use it to smudge or sprinkle around the home as a quick energetic cleanse. It is one of the most versatile herbs in magical practice, supporting nearly every type of working with its uplifting, purifying energy.
Mugwort
Element — Earth
Psychic Ability · Dream Work · Astral Projection · Strength · Protection · Healing
Mugwort is the witch's herb — deeply associated with the moon, dreams, and the unseen realms. It promotes psychic ability and vivid, meaningful dreams, and is one of the most effective herbs for astral projection and spirit communication. Place it under your pillow for prophetic dreams, burn it before divination to open your third eye, or use it in protection and healing workings. It is a sacred plant with a long history of use across many cultures and traditions.
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Nettle
Element — Fire
Protection · Banishing · Healing · Love Magic · Divination · Boundaries
Nettle is a fiercely protective herb. It banishes negativity, heals, and is used in divination. In love magic it encourages the growth of a romantic relationship, and its sting is a reminder of its power — the nettle protects from black magic and other forms of sorcery. It is a herb of boundaries and self-worth, helping you hold your energetic space against those who would drain or cross you. A key ingredient in protection and self-love spell blends.
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Paprika
Element — Fire · Planet — Mars
Magical Boost · Energy · Antioxidant
Paprika is the magical amplifier — it adds an extra boost of fire energy to any spell or ritual it is included in. It accelerates results, intensifies intention, and brings a burst of vitality to workings that need more power behind them. Think of it as the spark that gets the fire going. Also an antioxidant, making it a useful addition to health and healing workings.
Parsley
Element — Fire
Spirit Contact · Vitality · Passion · Spiritual Growth · Purification
Parsley has a long magical history connected to the dead and the spirit world — it was traditionally planted on graves and used in rituals for contacting ancestors and spirits. It increases strength, vitality, and passion, and supports spiritual growth and purification. Use it in ancestral rituals, spirit communication workings, or as a purifying herb in cleansing ceremonies designed to honour those who have passed.
Peppercorns
Element — Fire · Planet — Mars
Courage · Warding Off Jealousy · Banishing Negativity · Exorcism · Protection
Black peppercorns are powerfully protective and courage-building. They ward off jealousy from others — particularly useful for those in the public eye or building a business — and banish negativity from your space. They are antioxidant and anti-inflammatory, and are used in exorcism and protection rituals. Scatter them around the perimeter of your home or place them in a protection pouch to create a strong energetic barrier.
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Raspberry Leaf
Element — Water · Planet — Venus
Fertility · Love Affairs · Pregnancy · Fidelity · Reproductive Health
Raspberry leaf is a deeply feminine herb associated with love, fertility, and the protection of pregnancy. It enhances your love life, keeps a partner faithful, and strengthens the reproductive system. Associated with the planet Venus, it carries a warm, nurturing energy ideal for love rituals, fertility workings, and any magic performed to protect and nurture the self or a relationship.
Rose Petals
Element — Water · Planet — Venus
Love · Self-Love · Attraction · Healing · Divination · Peace
Rose is the queen of love herbs — the most powerful and universally recognised symbol of love in the natural world. Rose petals carry the frequency of the heart chakra: unconditional love, deep healing, attraction, and emotional openness. Use them in love spells, self-love rituals, bath ceremonies, and divination. Red roses draw passionate love; pink roses invite gentle self-love and friendship; white roses bring peace and purification. One of the most essential herbs in any witch's collection.
Rosemary
Element — Fire
Sleep · Memory · Healing · Love · Purification · Banishing Negativity
Rosemary is one of the most powerful and versatile herbs in both magical and medicinal traditions. It improves memory and sleep, and is used in healing and love spells. Burning rosemary removes negativity and purifies a space — it was one of the original cleansing herbs used before white sage became widely known. It is a herb of remembrance and protection, carrying a fierce, clean energy that cuts through stagnant or heavy atmospheres with ease.
Rue
Element — Fire · Planet — Mars
Darkness Dispelling · Curse Breaking · Healing · Protection · Lost Partners
Rue is one of the oldest and most potent protective herbs in existence. It dispels darkness and fear, breaks curses and hexes, and brings healing and protection wherever it is used. It is used in workings to heal partnerships that have been lost or strained, and to protect against those who wish you harm. Handle with care — rue is powerful and should be used with intention and respect.
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Sage
Element — Air · Planet — Jupiter
Financial Gain · Good Wishes · Healing · Protection · Cleansing · Warding
Sage is one of the most iconic cleansing herbs in spiritual practice. Burning sage (smudging) wards off negative energy and spirits, purifies spaces, and creates a clean energetic slate for ritual work. It brings financial gain and fulfils good wishes, and is a powerful healer and protector. White sage is the most commonly used variety, though garden sage carries similar properties. Use it to open any ritual or whenever your space feels energetically heavy or stagnant.
Sea Salt
Element — Earth / Water
Purification · Grounding · Protection · Ritual Support · Banishing · Crystal Cleansing
Sea salt is one of the most fundamental and powerful tools in magical practice. It purifies, grounds, and protects — creating an energetic barrier against negative forces. Sprinkle it across thresholds and windowsills to protect your home, add it to ritual baths for deep cleansing, or use it to create a protective circle during ritual work. It can also be used to cleanse certain crystals. Salt banishes evil and absorbs negativity, transforming the energy of any space it is used in.
Star Anise
Element — Air · Planet — Jupiter
Protection · Purification · Divination · Psychic Powers · Luck · Healing
Star anise is a beautifully shaped herb whose star form mirrors its magical properties — it radiates energy in all directions, protecting from all sides. It is used in protection and purification spells, divination workings, and to increase psychic powers. It brings healing, luck, and is a powerful aid in any practice involving spiritual vision or the development of intuition. Hang it above a door for protection or place it on your altar during divination rituals.
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Thyme
Element — Water · Planet — Venus
Courage · Strength · Love · Healing · Purification · Sleep · Psychic Powers
Thyme is a herb of courage and vitality, used to build inner strength and face fear. It is placed beneath pillows to prevent nightmares and promote restful sleep, and burned to purify spaces and raise their energy. Thyme attracts loyalty and is used in love spells for its binding properties. It also enhances psychic ability and has been used by healers and seers across many traditions for its amplifying effect on intuition.
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Valerian Root
Element — Water · Planet — Venus
Sleep · Protection · Purification · Dream Magic · Love · Hex Breaking
Valerian root is a powerful sleep enhancer and dream magic herb. It promotes love and can rid a house of evil, offering protection and purification. It is used in dream magic workings and love spells, and is effective at breaking hexes. Its energy is deep, heavy, and potent — it works slowly but thoroughly, making it ideal for long-term workings around emotional intensity, attachment, and the calming of obsessive thoughts.
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Wormwood
Element — Water
Protection · Scrying · Divination · Astral Travel · Psychic Powers · Love Spells
Wormwood is one of the most mystical and potent herbs in the witchcraft tradition. It is used for protection, scrying, divination, and astral travel. It increases psychic powers, relieves anger, and is used in love spells and protection spells. It is a herb that walks between worlds — deeply connected to the unseen, the mysterious, and the spiritual planes beyond ordinary perception. Use with care and intention — wormwood is powerful and deserves respect.