Lavender

 

Names: Lavandula, Elf leaf, Nard, Nardus, Spike, Spikenard, Asurum

Planets: Mercury

Elements: Air

Gender associations: Masculine

Signs: Pisces, Virgo

Deities: Artemus, Boreas, Eos, Hecate, Iris, Selene

Spell types: Calming, Love, Healing, Purification, Sleep, Divination, Wisdom, Dreams, Happiness, Protection, Beauty, Relaxation, Psychic knowledge, Clarity, Harmony, Peace, Meditation, Silence, Curing irritability, Anxiety and Stress relief, Fatigue, Insomnia, Beltane

Medical uses: Helps with headaches, Well known for helping with sleeping problems

Uses:

·         Pair with amethyst for a good night's sleep.

·         Making lavender water and infused oils.

·         Add to tea to aid with sleep.

·         Burn to strengthen love spells.

·         Add to cleaning water to protect your home as you clean.

·         Putting under pillow after thinking about your wish, if you dream of your wish coming true then it will be.

·         Rubbing the scent of lavender on your skin is said to attract love and romance.

·         Use in ritual baths especially self-love spells.

·         Use during meditation to induce a relaxed and calm possible trance like state.

·         Use to create smudge sticks for burning.

Growing tips:

·         Conditions: Plant in dry, gravely, or sandy soil to create drainage and avoid root rot. Keep in a sunny area protected from rain or harsh changes in weather (keep out of cold).

·         Watering: Only when the topmost layer is dry.

Seeds: Easier to grow from cuttings but seeds can be collected from the flowers.

Please do not use any plant or herb medicinally without consulting your doctor, some of these plants and herbs can be very dangerous and even poisonous.