Poppy

Origin: Mediterranean

Family: Papaveraceae
Subfamily: Papaveroideae
Tribe: Papavereae
Scientific Name: Papaver somniferum

Folk Names: Blind buff, blindeyes, breadseed poppy, headache, mawseed, opium poppy

Magical

Element: Water
Day: Monday
Planet: Neptune
Zodiac: Pisces
Associated Celebrations: ShadowFest
Deities: Demeter, Hypnos

Magical Properties: Sleep, psychic skills, fertility, luck, love, death

Magical Uses

• Add poppy seeds to foods or sachets for love.
• Use poppy seeds and flowers to assist with sleep.
• Eat or carry poppy seeds to promote fertility and attract love and money.
• Soak poppy seeds in wine for fifteen days. Then drink the wine each day for five days while fasting. According to tradition you will be able to make yourself invisible at will.
• If you wish to know the answer to a question, write it in blue ink on a piece of white paper. Place this inside a poppy seed pod and put this beneath your pillow. The answer will appear in a dream.