by Sara C. Snider | Apr 11, 2017 | A to Z Challenge, Fairytales and Folklore
∴ Ivy Protection, healing Ivy is worn by brides for good luck; women will carry it for good luck in general. It protects against negativity and disaster wherever it grows or proliferates. Symbolically, ivy is feminine. When paired with holly, which is...
by Sara C. Snider | Apr 10, 2017 | A to Z Challenge, Fairytales and Folklore
∴ Heather Protection, Rain-making, Luck White heather is used for protection–particularly against rape and violent crimes–and for good luck. Red is used to start or end an affair; purple for spiritual development. Using heather at Samhain will...
by Sara C. Snider | Apr 8, 2017 | A to Z Challenge, Fairytales and Folklore
∴ Geranium Protection, Fertility, Love, Health All geraniums have protective properties when grown in a garden or brought into the home. It is said that red geraniums planted near a witch’s cottage will lean towards strangers as they approach and warn the witch...
by Sara C. Snider | Apr 7, 2017 | A to Z Challenge, Fairytales and Folklore
∴ Fern Rain-making, Protection, Health, Luck, Wealth Back in the day, people didn’t know how ferns reproduced since they don’t have seeds, so this has led to some interesting folklore. In the Middle Ages, people believed ferns flowered and produced seeds at...
by Sara C. Snider | Apr 6, 2017 | A to Z Challenge, Fairytales and Folklore
∴ Elder Protection, Healing, Prosperity, Sleep The elder tree is closely associated with faeries and otherworldly realms. The elder is symbolically feminine, and there is a myth of a guardian spirit residing in the tree. In Denmark she is called...
by Sara C. Snider | Apr 5, 2017 | A to Z Challenge, Fairytales and Folklore
∴ Dandelion Divination, Wishes, Calling Spirits The leaf of the dandelion is used in summoning spirits, healing, purification, or overcoming negativity. The root is used in divination, wishes, and calling spirits. Drinking dandelion tea or coffee (in which...
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