Sage

 

Names: Salvia officinalis, Garden sage, Common sage, Kitchen sage

Warnings: Sage should not be ingested if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. It should also not be ingested if it can affect a medical issue that you have e.g. hormone sensitivity, seizures, blood sugar issues, and many more if you are unsure please talk to your doctor.

Planets: Moon, Jupiter

Signs: Gemini

Gender associations: Masculine

Elements: Air

Deities: Virgin mary, Jupiter, Zeus

Celebrations: Yule

Spell types: Clarity, Wisdom, Wishes, Grounding, Money, Sleep, Dreams, Nightmares, Deters arrogance, Animals, Banishing, Exorcism, Bee & garden magick, Bad habits, Addictions, Childbirth, Pregnancy, Necromancy, Happiness, Mental health, Healing, Hex breaking, Uncrossing, Legal matters, Luck, Gambling, Meditation, Spirituality, Memory, Friendships, Protection, Youth, Immortality,

Medical uses: Memory, Hormones

Uses:

·         Drinking tea with sage in it can help with mental clarity.

·         Write a wish on a leaf, then sleep with it under your pillow for three nights after that go and bury it and it shall come to be.

·         Can be used when making tea brews.

·         Put a pinch of sage into a money sachet for prosperity.

·         Keep on alter to promote mental clarity.

·         Put in sleep pillow to deter nightmares.

·         Hold and rub sage in hands to aid with grounding.

Growing tips:

·         Plant in extremely well-drained, sandy, or chalky soil.

·         Plant in a sunny area of your garden or place on a windowsill if grown indoors.

·         Sage should be planted during spring or summer.

·         During the winter or cold weather either cover the plant or bring it indoors.

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.