by Sara C. Snider | Apr 25, 2017 | A to Z Challenge, Fairytales and Folklore
Psychic Workings Also known as bearberry, because apparently bears enjoy eating the fruit. Can be used in sachets to increase psychic powers. It’s also used in ceremonial smoking mixtures among a number of Native American tribes. In Iceland, uva ursi was used to make...
by Sara C. Snider | Apr 24, 2017 | A to Z Challenge, Fairytales and Folklore
Strength, Protection, Healing, Exorcism, Hex-Breaking When grown in the garden, thistles protect against thieves. When grown in a pot on the doorstep, they protect against evil. Throw thistle onto a fire to protect the house from lightning. Carrying a thistle...
by Sara C. Snider | Apr 22, 2017 | A to Z Challenge, Fairytales and Folklore
∴ Sunflower Fertility, Wishes, Health, Wisdom Women wishing to conceive should apparently eat sunflower seeds. A necklace made out of the seeds will protect against smallpox. If you cut a sunflower at sunset while making a wish, then the wish is supposed to come true...
by Sara C. Snider | Apr 21, 2017 | A to Z Challenge, Fairytales and Folklore
∴ Rosemary Protection, Love, Lust, Mental Powers, Exorcism, Purification, Healing, Sleep, Youth Placed under the pillow, rosemary promotes good sleep and keeps away nightmares. Placed under the bed it protects the sleeper from harm. Hang rosemary at the door to...
by Sara C. Snider | Apr 20, 2017 | A to Z Challenge, Fairytales and Folklore
∴ Quince Protection, Love, Happiness Quince was used in worship to various deities, particularly Venus (Aphrodite for the Greek), who is often depicted with a quince in her right hand. As such, quinces are associated with love and happiness. Bridal couples in...
by Sara C. Snider | Apr 19, 2017 | A to Z Challenge, Fairytales and Folklore
Fertility, Love, Sleep, Money, Luck, Invisibility Poppies are associated with sleep and death, in a relationship that dates back to ancient Greece. The flower is the symbol of Hypnos, the god of sleep, and grows in his Underworld cave along the river Lethe...
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