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...
by Sara C. Snider | Apr 4, 2017 | A to Z Challenge, Fairytales and Folklore
∴ Catnip Cat Magic, Love, Beauty, Happiness Catnip is sacred to Bast and is excellent to use in rituals involving cats or cat deities. Can be used with rose petals to make love sachets. When one holds catnip in the hand until it is warm, and then holds someone...
by Sara C. Snider | Apr 3, 2017 | A to Z Challenge, Fairytales and Folklore
∴ Blackberry Healing, Money, Protection, Pies for Lughnassadh Blackberry is a cooling herb. Its leaves can be used to treat burns or, in a decoction, for a sore throat. The berries can be eaten—either fresh or in jam or wine—to alleviate stones or diarrhea....
by Sara C. Snider | Apr 1, 2017 | A to Z Challenge, Fairytales and Folklore
Woohoo! First post of the A to Z Challenge 2017. In case you can’t tell from the banner, the theme here is Magical and Medicinal Plants and Herbs. And the first entry is… Ash Prosperity, Protection, Sea Rituals, Health Yggdrasil, the World Tree in Nordic...
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