Mistletoe

Origin: Europe, nothern Africa, central Asia

Family: Santalaceae
Scientific Name: Viscum album

Folk Names: All-heal, birdlime, common mistletoe, devil’s fuge, English mistletoe, European mistletoe, golden bough, herbes de la croix, holy wood, lignum crucis, mistle, mystyldene, witches broom, wood of the cross

Magical

Element: Air
Day: Sunday
Planet: Sun, Jupiter
Zodiac: Sagittarius
Associated Celebrations: WinSol
Deities: Apollo, Freya, Frigga, Odin, Venus

Parts used: Plant

Magical Properties: Protection, healing, divination, psychic dreams, fertility, rebirth

Lore

The druids harvested mistletoe on Midsummer’s Day (or when the Moon is six days old). One stroke of a gold sickle was used to cut the herb, and it wasn’t allowed to touch the ground.

Magical Uses

• Wear mistletoe around your neck for invisibility.
• Carry mistletoe to aid in concieving a pregnancy.
• Wear a ring carved of mistletoe to ward of sickness.
• If you kiss your beloved beneath mistletoe, you’ll stay in love.
• Use mistletoe to protect against lightning, disease, fires, and misfortune of every kinds.
• Carry mistletoe in yourself to speed the healing of fresh wounds (nb: do not apply to the wound).
• To encourage restful sleep and pleasant dreams, lay mistletoe near the bedroom door, place it beneath the pillow, or hang it from the headboard.