Protection
Element: Fire
Day: Saturday,
Tuesday
Planet: Mars,
the Sun
Colour: Black (absorbs and destroys negative energy),
white
Base Oils: Almond,
flax/linseed,
olive,
sesame,
sunflower
Herbs: Agrimony,
almond,
aloe vera,
angelica,
anise,
apricot,
bamboo,
basil,
bay,
birch,
black pepper,
blackthorn,
burdock,
calendula,
caraway,
chamomile,
chilli,
cinnamon,
citrus,
cloves,
coconut,
comfrey,
dill,
dragon’s blood,
echinacea,
elecampane,
eucalyptus,
flax/linseed,
frankincense,
garlic,
ginger,
hazel,
hyssop,
juniper,
lavender,
macadamia,
marjoram,
melaleuca,
mint,
mistletoe,
mustard,
oak,
olive,
oregano,
parsley,
rosemary,
sage,
sandalwood,
sesame,
sunflower,
valerian,
vervain,
willow,
wormwood
Related Lore:
- Aloe plants are said to guard against evil.
- Place aniseed in a purple drawstring bag and carry on you for protection.
- Wash thresholds with a chamomile infusion to keep it unwanted energies/entities.
- Draw a circle in the dirt with a hazel branch for protection, around yourself or your plants.
- Grow juniper at your doorstep for protection.
- Keep mint in the home for protection.
- Carry mint to protect against the evil eye.
- Hang an olive branch over the door of a house to guard against evil.
Banishing
Element: Fire
Planet: Saturn
Colour: Black
Carrier Oils: Evening primrose,
rosehip,
sesame
Herbs: Angelica,
anise,
bamboo,
basil,
bay,
black pepper,
blackthorn,
cactus,
camphor,
chilli,
cloves,
cumin,
curry,
eucalyptus,
garlic,
juniper,
marri,
morning glory,
mullein,
olive,
oregano,
rose,
rosemary,
salt,
St John’s wort,
sandalwood,
thyme,
tobacco,
turmeric,
vinegar,
witchgrass,
wormwood
Related Lore:
- Banish evil from a space by asperging salt water using a bundle of fresh mint, marjoram, and rosemary.
Binding
Day: Saturday
Colour: White
Base Oils: Evening primrose,
flax/linseed
Herbs: Bindweed,
evening primrose,
flax,
flax lily,
grass,
honey,
honeysuckle,
hydrangea,
ivy,
morning glory,
raspberry,
skullcap,
vinegar
Grounding
Colour: Black
Crystals: Black tourmaline,
hematite,
kunzite,
moonstone,
obsidian
Herbs: Balga,
ginger,
jarrah,
jojoba,
karri,
macadamia,
turmeric
Hex-Breaking
Days: Tuesday
Base Oils: Jojoba,
rosehip
Herbs: Agrimony,
angelica,
bamboo,
basil,
bay,
bergamot,
chilli,
dill,
eucalyptus,
garlic,
ginger,
jojoba,
juniper,
mustard,
nettle,
nutmeg,
tea-tree,
turmeric,
vervain,
wormwood
Practical Protection
Accidents
Related Lore:
- Aloe plants grown in the kitchen protect against burns and accidents.
- A sprig of juniper will protect the wearer from accidents.
Fire
Herbs: Hazel
Related Lore:
- Three pins of hazel wood driven into your house are thought to protect against fire.
Lightning
Related Lore:
- Place hazel twigs in window frames to protect against lightning.
- Hang an olive branch on the chimney to ward off lightning.
Theft
Herbs: Caraway, comfrey, cumin, juniper, rosemary
Related Lore:
- Hung up, rosemary wards off thieves.
Psychic Protection
Base Oil: Almond
Herbs: Almond,
anise,
basil,
benzoin,
citrus,
frankincense,
jarrah,
karri,
lemon myrtle,
peppermint tree,
rosemary,
sage,
yarrow
Nightmares
Base Oil: Almond,
macadamia
Herbs: Anise,
chamomile,
eucalyptus,
nutmeg,
orange,
peppermint,
sandalwood
Related Lore:
- Use a pillow of anise to keep away nightmares.
- Chamomile: Tea can be drunk before bed, flowers used in a sleep sachet, or 3 drops of oil placed on a tissue in your pillowcase.
- Add spearmint leaves under your pillow for protection while sleeping.
- Stuff a pillow sachet with thyme to bring restful sleep protected from nightmares.