Herb Blurb Lavendar
Name: Lavender
Gaelic Name : Labhandar
Latin Name: Lavandula Vera
Folk Names: Elf Leaf
Places Of Origin: Mediterranean
Gender: Masculine.
Planet: Mercury.
Element: Air.
Powers: Love, Protection, Sleep, Purification, Happiness and Peace
Lavender Wish Divination
Place Lavender sprigs under your pillow while thinking of your wish. Do this just prior to going to bed. In the morning, if you have dreamt of anything relating to your wish, it will come true. However, if you did not dream, or if they were unconnected with your wish, it will not manifest.
The wonderful Herb Lavender!
It ís so versatile and useful. It ís my personal favorite scent. Keeping Lavender around the house and on you can be very useful in many ways.
Lavender is usually used as an oil from the flowers by distillation with water. It is used for headaches, fainting, and dizziness and also has antiseptic properties. It also makes a stimulating tonic. Lavender has long been used in love spells and sachets. Clothing rubbed with the fragrant flowers (or Lavender placed in drawers with clothes) attracts love. A piece of paper on which you've rubbed Lavender is excellent for writing love notes, too. The scent of Lavender particularly attracts men, and Lavender water or the essential oil was worn by prostitutes several centuries ago to both advertise their profession as well as to attract through magick customers. Lavender also protects against abuse from the hands of a spouse if worn. Lavender flowers are also burned to induce sleep, and are scattered about to maintain peace throughout the home. It can also be used for a purification smolder alternative to Sage in rituals for a diverse scent or to prevent allergic reactions to Sage. The plant is so powerful that, if when depressed, one stares upon the plant and all sorrow will depart and a joy will settle upon the onlooker. The smell of Lavender is encouraging to long life, and should be smelled as often as possible.
Lavender is also used in healing mixtures, carried to see ghosts and worn to protect against the evil eye. It is added to purification baths as well. In spite of Lavender's love relations, in the Renaissance it was believed that lavender together with rosemary, if worn, would preserve a woman's chastity. Lavender can also be added to receipes for a hint of citrus flavor.
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Basil Blessings,
