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Animals are often archetypal symbols of sorts, and they also bring up certain images in people’s minds. Therefore, they are powerful symbols that can be used for a variety of purposes.

Animal likenesses can be used in the form of statues to guard the house; on jewelry to inspire or protect; in visions or manifested as spirit helpers for those that believe in totem animals; and even as a decoration whose meaning runs deeper than the surface. Little figurines of any animal can be included in a mojo bag or charm for symbolic value. Also, the behavior of an animal can be taken as a sign of things to come or events unknown.

Another interesting way to integrate the attributes of a specific animal, or to bring their power and presence into your life is to transfer the image of the animal to a very small piece of paper, roll the paper into a small ball and swallow it.

What follows is a by no means complete list of basic lore inspired by and expanded from The Magick of Folk Wisdom, and other sources. Use these symbols in combination with each other, with the symbolism of engraved stones, with color symbolism, and with anything else that is inspiring.

  • Adder:

Transformation, Healing, Life Energy, Rebirth, Resurrection, Initiation, Wisdom, Cunning, Reincarnation

  • Alligator, Crocodile:

Maternal Protection, Connection to the Earth Mother, Protection from Manipulation, Understanding Deceit, Revenge Through Patience, Initiation, Understanding Weather, Access to Ancient Knowledge, Aggression, Survival, Adaptability

  • Ant:

Patience, Stamina, Planning, Energy, Communal Living, Storing for the Future, Group Minded, Perseverance, Step by Step, Teamwork, Industriousness, Order and Discipline. An ant bite signifies an upcoming fight. Use as a symbol for hard working and success.

  • Ape and/or Monkey:

Put an ape on an amulet of protection. Use a monkey as a symbol of benevolence. Carrying an engraved monkey stone can lend levelheadedness. Envisioning apes on guard around you can help to be freed from unjust accusations.

  • Badger:

Keeper of Stories, Bold Self-Expression, Aggressiveness, Single-Mindedness, Passion, Cunning, Revenge, Perseverance, Control, Antidote to Passivity or Victimization, Persistence in the Service of a Mission, Groundedness, Knowledge of the Earth, Earth Magick and Wisdom, Creative Action in a Crisis, Protection of Rights and Spiritual Ideas. Staying power and determination to overcome all odds. Carrying a badgers tooth – Good luck (especially for gamblers)

  • Bat:

Death and Rebirth, Guardian of the Night, Cleaner. Often considered a sign of upcoming death or bad omen. Images of bats can aid eyesight. Use as a symbol of longevity and joy. Popular spirit guide because of night vision ability. Inspiring animal for meditation on enhancing psychic abilities.

The bat, which sometimes chooses a human as a companion or becomes a familiar to a human, is thought to confer long life, happiness and wealth to those humans with which it lives. The bat is sacred to Persephone, and thought to be lucky as a companion animal.

  • Bear:

Introspection, Healing, Solitude, Change, Communication with Spirit, Death and Rebirth, Transformation, Astral Travel, Creature of Dreams, Shamans and Mystics, Visionaries, Defense and Revenge, Wisdom, Thoughtfulness, Need for Retreat, Rest, Natural Strength, Primal Power, Sovereignty, Intuitions Married with Instinct, Awakening the Power of the Unconscious, Introspection, Mother, Cunning, Healer, Dreaming, Direction, Connection to Creator, Nature’s Pharmacist.

An emblem of power and protection. Bear meat is said to be a cure for insomnia and baldness. A symbol of reborn springtime, after hibernation. Guardian of the West in some cultures. Honey bears symbolize truth. A bear appearing in real life or in dreams can symbolize a resting period followed by flourishing growth.

  • Bee:

Connection to the Goddess Diana, Understanding Female Warrior Energy, Reincarnation, Communication with the Dead, Helping Earth-Bound Spirits Move on to Their Proper Place, Concentration, Prosperity, Community, Celebration, Organization, Fertility and the Honey of Life, Sweetness of Truth. Gods’ messengers. Carriers of good souls in the next life. A swarm of bees indicates a catastrophe on its way.

  • Beaver:

Doer, Builder, Gatherer

  • Birds:

The phrase “a little bird told me” harkens back to the time when birds were watched to divine the future. Ask a bird your question, then throw it some seed. If it eats it, the answer is ‘yes’; if it does not eat it, the answer is ‘no.’ A bird residing in your home as a companion animal will increase the memory and increase the mental powers of those with whom it connects. Birds are sacred to Mercury, their fallen feathers have many uses in spells.

Examples, of some bird feather practices include placing feathers above the doorway to prevent children from wandering out and getting lost, placing a wreath of feathers under a sick person’s pillow to speed recovery, and hanging feathers over a bed to prevent nightmares (note that feathers are also hung from dream catchers).

  • Bison and Buffalo:

Popular totem animal of old. Buffalo image helps to inspire successful meditation. Earth Creativity, Feminine Courage, Abundance, Knowledge, Generosity, Hospitality, Sharing Work, Courage, Strength, Challenge, Survival, Giving for the Greater Good, Formulating Beneficial Plans, Prayer, Sacredness, Life Builder.

  • Blackbird:

Enchantment, The Gateway, The Inner Call, Understanding of the Energies of Mother Nature

  • Boar:

The Warrior Spirit, Leadership, Direction. Greek/Roman personification of victorious battle. A symbol of nature-based wealth. The boar is an inspiring symbol for success and protection, especially when the chips are down.

  • Bobcat:

Clear Vision in Dark Places, Vigilance, Suspicion, Seeking Ancient Mystical Mysteries, Ability to Live in Solitude, Ability to See Through Masks

  • Bull:

Wealth, Potency, Beneficence, Fertility

  • Butterfly:

The three parts of the butterfly’s body symbolize the three phases of life. A good inspiration for transformation. A symbol of happy union when carved in jade. A group of butterflies indicates positive change on the way. Butterflies can carry the souls of the dead in some traditions.

  • Cat:

Independence, Protection, Love, Allows us to Dream its Dreams, Assists in Meditation, Ability to Fight when Cornered, Mystery, Magic, Guardianship, Detachment, Sensuality, Aloofness, Balance, Wisdom, Recuperative Power, Reincarnation, Strong Protector, Self-Assured, Searching for Hidden Information, Seeing Spirits. Worshiped as divine in some cultures. Thought to have nine lives, so aligned with the symbolism of nine, a lucky number.

Black cats can be a bad omen for some, if they cross your path. The appearance of a stray cat at your door could indicate monetary gain. Asking a question and then watching a cat walk into the room was a divination procedure; if the cat stepped first into the room with the right paw, the answer was yes. A cat is popular for amulets used to keep the wearer safe in travel.

Of all animals, cats are most sacred to witches because of their connection to the Moon. Cats were sacred to Freya, Isis, Sekhmet, Astarte and Diana, among others. Sharing your home with cats brings many blessings and much luck.

  • Chameleon:

Use of Color as Camouflage, Survival, Patience, Ability to Climb to Attain Ones Goals, Using the Sun as a Source of Power. A symbol of the ever-changing future, and of inconsistency. A resurrection symbol. Its appearance could be studied for signs of rain on the way. Useful inspiration for blending in.

The chameleon as a companion animal is believed to ward off the evil eye, increase sexual appetite, ward off disease and make humans more acceptable to other humans.

  • Cheetah:

Ability to Focus Intently on Something for a Short Period of Time, Swiftness, Self-Esteem, Accelerating Time, Keenness of Sight, Speed, Making Events Occur Quicker

  • Cobra:

Soul Guide, Memory of the Soul World, Transmutation of the Soul, Past Life Memories, Wisdom of the Goddess, Freedom from Religious Persecution

  • Cougar:

Using Leadership Power Wisely and Without Ego, Balancing Power, Intention, Strength, Gaining Self-Confidence, Freedom from Guilt, Cunning, Savagery, Fury, Remorseless, Hunting, Seeking of Freedom, Balancing Intention, Power, Coming into Your Own Power, Courage, Swiftness, Balance

  • Cow:

Being Alert to Danger, Contentment, Great Mother Goddess, Love, Connection to the Grasses, Sharing through Community, Vitality, Health, Prosperity, Life of the Land, Nourishment, Motherhood. One mother goddess symbol. Sacred in India. Red cows are a symbol of hope. Inspiring symbol for nurturing efforts.

  • Coyote:

Understanding That All Things are Sacred–Yet Nothing is Sacred, Intelligence, Ability to Laugh at One’s Own Mistakes, Shape-Shifting, Teaching Balance Between Risk and Safety, Illumination, Stealth, Clowning and Humor, Wisdom of Folly, Prankster, Insight, Playful

  • Crab:

Ability to Escape by Moving Sideways Understanding the Power of Dance, Ability to Move Through Water (Emotions), Male Aspects of Community, Protection of Home Space

  • Cricket:

Some believe crickets are reincarnated family members come to bless the home. Good luck charm. If one lives in your chimney, you are blessed; if it leaves, bad things are on the way.

  • Crow:

Guardian of the Place Before Existence, Carrier of Souls from Darkness into Light, Working Without Fear in Darkness, Guidance While Working in Shadow, Moves Freely in the Void, Understands all Things Related to Ethics, Shapeshifter, Secret Magic of Creation, Thief, Trickery, Boldness, Skill, Cunning, Single-Mindedness, A Bringer of Knowledge, Swiftness, Eloquence

  • Deer:

Gentleness, Healing, Connection to the Earth and the Forest, Keen Scent, Grace, Swiftness, Being Alert for Any Danger, Psychic Powers, Innocence, Love, Kindness, Sensitivity, Pride, Independence, Purification, Strength, Nobility. Deerskin has been thought to help epileptic people be cured.

Visions or dreams of deer indicate desire to find the right path. Sighting a deer, especially if it is unafraid of you, is a sign of an influential person coming into your life to teach you what you most want to learn.

  • Dog:

Guidance, Protection, Loyalty, Faithfulness, Devotion, Trust. A dog howling at the moon is a bad omen. Dogs can supposedly sense the presence of ghosts. If a dog hides under a table, a thunderstorm is on the way. Putting a coral necklace on your pet dog will protect it from disease. A dog arriving unexpectedly at your house forecasts the arrival of a new friendship. A dog’s appearance in a vision or dream indicates loyalty, service, and trust.

Dogs have long had a magickal place in religious rites. Dogs are sacred to Hecate and because of this, it is thought that dogs can see Hecate, or danger, approaching and warn humans. Thus, they are watchers of the home, and bring not only protection, but love.

  • Dolphin:

Change, Wisdom, Balance, Harmony, Communication Skills, Freedom, Trust, Water Element Magick, Life, Breath, Communion with Nature, Protection, Psychic Awareness, Eloquence, Freedom, Magick, Discovery, Truth, Kindness, Play. Dolphins are thought to carry departed souls to the next incarnation. When dolphins leap often, a storm is coming. A dolphin image signifies joyous, childlike play and helpfulness.

  • Donkey:

Placing an ailing person on a donkey’s back may bring them back from the brink of death. If the person cannot be placed to sit, passing them under the donkey’s belly three times does the trick. A donkey symbolizes fertility and easy childbirth. Donkeys are symbols of efficiency, health, well-being, and luck.

  • Dove:

Peace, Love, Spirit messenger, Feminine Energies, Maternity, Prophesy

  • Dragon:

Ancient Powers, Intelligence, Ferocity, Elemental Magick, Extra Power, Protection, Instruction in the Spiritual. A symbol of wisdom due to long lives and potent magick. Dragon charms can bring power. Visions or dreams of dragons can symbolize a person in power. Dreaming of flying on the back of a dragon symbolizes the beginning of a new spiritual insight.

  • Dragonfly:

Dreams, Illusions, Understanding Dreams, Truth, Power of Light (Luminescence of Colors), Flighty, Carefree. Do not scare off a dragonfly; it brings harmony and serendipity. A symbol of dreams, luck, and ancient knowledge.

  • Eagle, Golden Eagle, Sea Eagle:

Swiftness, Strength, Courage, Wisdom, Keen Sight, Illumination of Spirit, Healing, Creation, Knowledge of Magick, Ability to See Hidden Spiritual Truths, Connection to Spirit Guides and Teachers, Power, Intelligence, Renewal, Clear Vision, The Solar Bird, Spiritual Power, Carries Souls Back to the Dreamtime, Soul World Memory, Retrieves Lost Soul Parts.

  • Elk:

Strength, Agility, Freedom, Power, Nobility

  • Elephant:

Memory, Strength, Ancient Wisdom, Power

  • Falcon:

Soul Healing, Accompanying the Soul Back to the Soul World, Teaching Swiftness, Controlling Speed and Movement, Understanding Magick, Astral Travelling, Healing

  • Fish:

Associated with messiahs and saviors. Fish symbolize good luck and prosperity. Fish that dwell in wells are thought to be water spirits. Carp are symbolic of true love and courage, because of their upstream swim to spawning ground. Used as a symbol for foresight, fortune, and miracles.

Fish kept in the home offset negative energies because they are magically ruled by the Sun. Fish are also thought to attract money, ensure fertility and strengthen relationships, especially marriages.

  • Fox:

Shapeshifting, Cleverness, Observational Skills, Cunning, Stealth, Camouflage, Feminine Courage, Invisibility, Ability to Observe Unseen, Persistence, Gentleness, Swiftness, Diplomacy, Wildness, Adaptation, Slyness, Wisdom, Protection, Provider, Intelligence. Foxes align themselves with certain families and appear to them when danger is near. Foxes can be seen as tricksters, Shapeshifters, and possessors of great magick. Visions or dreams of a fox may indicate a need to reevaluate your position.

  • Frog and Toad:

Sensitivity, Medicine, Hidden Beauty and Power, Cleansing, Healing Magicks, Faith, Miracles. A frog’s tongue was used in the Middle Ages to place over a lover’s heart and make her answer truthfully. Frogs are thought to be able to take sickness away. Frogs symbolize health, honesty, and purification.

Frogs in the home bring good luck, increase fertility and cause new friends to visit the home. A frog in the garden brings rain. A frog also is a symbol of resurrection and renewal because it is ruled by Water.

  • Gazelle:

If a gazelle crosses your path left to right, it is a bad omen. Thinking of the gazelle’s image in times when you need energy can help boost your personal power. Gazelles appearing in dreams indicate a need to settle an old score.
Goat: Sure Footedness, Seeking New Heights. Goats are aligned with Pan, and thus thought to be disguised forest deities. Goat’s fur or foot is an anti-evil talisman. Goat symbols can help to achieve goals, endure criticism, and stay safe.

  • Goose:

Vigilance, Parenthood, Productive Power, The Call of the Quest, Travels to Legendary Places, Luck, Innocence, Story Telling, Fertility, Fidelity, Symbol of 8 and Infinity

  • Hare:

Hares hopping into a churchyard are thought to be incarnations of departed young girls who died of abandonment. A hare crossing a pregnant woman’s path was unlucky. Hares are symbolic of lunar energy and fertility. If you see a hare unexpectedly, it can mean you may be dawdling on things that matter and should pick up the pace.

  • Hawk:

Clear-Sightedness, Being Observant, Far-Memory, Messages from Spirit, Guardianship, Recalling Past Lives, Courage, Wisdom, Illumination, Seeing the Larger Picture, Creativity, Truth, Experience, Wise Use of Opportunities, Overcoming Problems, Nobility, Recollection, Cleansing, Visionary Power, Defense, New Life, Primal Life Force, Fulfillment, Messenger

  • Hedgehog:

Hedgehogs are thought to be able to predict changes in the direction of the wind. Using an image of hedgehogs collecting grapes with their quills can help you reap the fruits of your labors.

  • Hornet, Wasp, Yellowjacket:

Use of Female Warrior Energy, Sisterhood, Understanding Female Societies, Communal Living

  • Horse:

The Goddess, the Land, Travel, Power, Freedom, Strength, Movement, Grace, Dignity, Stamina, Endurance, Faithfulness, Journey, Swiftness, Friends, Loyalty, Astral Traveling. Representative of transportation and communication. A black horse with a white marking on its forehead is lucky. Observing a white horse could give hints about the future.

  • Hummingbird:

Messenger, Stopper of Time.

  • Jaguar:

Seeing the Roads Within Chaos, Understanding the Patterns of Chaos, Moving Without Fear in the otherworld realms, Facilitating Soul Work, Empowering Oneself, Moving in Unknown Places, Shapeshifter, Psychic Sight, Releasing Fear. Some say shamans’ departed spirits can live on in jaguars. The jaguar is a good focus image for those wishing to begin a shaman path.

  • Leopard, Snow Leopard:

Sensitivity to Touch, Stalking, Approaching Someone Unseen, Movement in Shadow Worlds, Communication with Plant Kingdom, Understanding One’s Shadow Side, Trusting One’s Inner Self, Agility, Strength

  • Lion:

Letting Go of Stress, Strong Family Ties, Strength, Courage, Energy, Ferocity, Assertion of the Feminine and the Power of the Female Sun

  • Lizard:

Detachment from Ego, Power to Regenerate That Which is Lost, Facing Fear, Controlling Dreams, Moving in the Otherworld, Conservation, Agility. Lizards, which are ruled by Mars, keep disease from the home.

  • Lynx:

Keenness of Sight, Divination, Developing Psychic Senses, Keeper of all Secrets and Mysteries, Movement Through Time and Space, Secrets and Vision of the Hidden and Unseen

  • Monkey:

Monkeys, ruled by Mercury, bring success, health and good fortune to the home.

  • Moose:

Headstrong, Unstoppable Longevity.

  • Mountain Lion:

Using Leadership Power Wisely and Without Ego, Balancing Power, Intention, Strength, Gaining Self-Confidence, Freedom from Guilt, Cunning

  • Mouse:

Shyness, Quiet, Attention to Detail, Sneakiness

  • Newt:

Newts, ruled by Saturn and sacred to Athena, bring intelligence and watchfulness to the home.

  • Otter:

Joy, Playfulness, Sharing, Feminine Power, Helpfulness, Sharing, Adventure, the Magick of Joy, Youthful Exuberance, Zeal, Laughter, Curiosity, Mischievous.

  • Owl:

Silent and Swift Movement, Seeing Behind Masks, Keen Sight, Messenger of Secrets and Omens, Shape-Shifting, Link Between the Dark, Unseen World and the World of Light, Comfort with Shadow Self, Moon Magick, Freedom, Silent Wisdom, Nocturnal Vision, Healing Powers, Magical, Detachment, Change, the Mystery of Magic, Omens, the Arts, Watchfulness, Night Magicks, Truth, Patience.

  • Panther:

Astral Travel, Guardian Energy, Symbol of the Feminine, Understanding of Death, Reclaiming Ones Power, Ability to Know the Dark, Death, Rebirth, Swiftness, Cunning, Strength, Perseverance, Boldness, Beauty,. Gaining Confidence

  • Parrot:

A parrot improves the wit of its human companions. Teaching a parrot lucky words with bring luck to you each time the parrot says the words. If a parrot whistles unexpectedly, rain is coming.

  • Phoenix:

Overcoming Impossible Odds, Reincarnation, New Life/Cycles, Cleansing Energy of Fire, Rebirth, Renewal, Growth Spiritually, Strength, Energy

  • Pig, Sow, Hog:

Crone Goddess, Rooting out the Truth, Deep Earth Magick, Past Life Knowledge, Intelligence, Cunning, Generosity, Nourishment, Discovery. Hogs are used as food for special occasions. Eating their meat is supposed to help the triumph over darkness. Pigs are symbolic of rebirth and rejuvenation.

  • Rabbit, Hare:

Guile, Quick-Thinking, Humility, Strengthening Intuition, Releasing Fear, Overcoming the Past, Resolution to Change, Fertility, New Life, Alertness, Nurturing, Rebirth, Balance. Rabbit’s feet are lucky talismans, probably because of their swiftness.

Rabbits can be utilized in meditation by envisioning a rabbit hopping away and towing your troubles away from you. Saying “rabbit” as the last word before you sleep and “hare” as the first word when you wake up can bring a gift once a month. There are several variations on this.

  • Raccoon:

Curiosity,Creativity, Dexterity, Disguise

  • Raven:

Healing, Initiation, Protection, Magic, Shapeshifting, Creation, Help with Divination, Wisdom, Eloquence, Magick of the Crone, Trickster, Teacher, Hoarder.

  • Salamander:

Connects Earth and Water, Connection to Soul Memories, Change, Comfort in Darkness, Ability to Cloak in the Face of Adversity

  • Salmon:

Understanding Divination Messages, Rebirth of Spiritual Knowledge, Instinct, Persistence, Determination, Wisdom, Inspiration, Rejuvenation

  • Scorpion:

Death, Rebirth, Transmutation, Repelling Negativity. When the sun is in the house of Scorpio, initiations can take place successfully, aligning the initiate with the fire sign. Scorpions symbolize the “fire within” that often needs careful tending.

  • Seal:

Protection, Lucid dreaming, Creativity, Love, Longing, Dilemma, Active Imagination

  • Shark:

Ability to Move Constantly, Remorselessness, Never Being Caught Off Guard, Ability to Defend Oneself, Hunter, Survival, Adaptability

  • Sheep, Ram:

Confidence in Ones Abilities, Fertility, Courage, New beginnings, Abundance, Assurance in New Areas, Sacrifice, Breakthrough, Achievement

  • Skunk:

Sensuality, Respect, Self Esteem, Shrewdness, Transformation, Life, Death, Rebirth, Rain, Fertility, Transmutation

  • Snake:

Elusiveness, Transmutation, Exploration of the Mysteries of Life, Primitive or Elemental Energy, Protection from Religious Persecution, Goddess Energy, Psychic Energy, Creative Power, Immortality, Rebirth, Resurrection, Initiation, Wisdom, Healing, Transformation. Snakes are aligned with healing powers, and are sometimes kept as pets for that reason.

Snakes symbolize healing, fertility, and renewal and rebirth (because of its tendency to shed its skin). Tossing a dead snake into the air can divine rain; if it lands belly-up, here comes a storm. If an adder snake appears in the home, it is said that death will strike. Dreaming of a snake can be a warning that an acquaintance is working against you.

A snake brings wisdom and good health to its home companions. Snakes also bring longevity, wisdom and intelligence.

  • Sphinx:

Initiation, End of a Cycle, Element Magick, Meeting the Dark Mother

  • Spider:

Master Weaver, Weaver of the Web of Fate, Wisdom, Creativity, Divine Inspiration, Shapeshifting, Understanding the Patterns of Illusion, Female Energy for the Creative Force of Life, Creative, Connecting the Past with the Future, Creating Possibilities, Weaver of the Primordial Alphabet. It is unlucky to kill a spider. The spider’s weaving skills make it a good inspiration for any rituals involving networking and connection to the outside world.

Never kill a spider in the home; it will bring bad luck. Spiders kept as companions bring protection and increase intelligence. A spider’s web can be used to scry in the same way as a crystal ball for those who practice divination. To the Celts, the spider’s web symbolized the web that held all life together.

  • Squirrel:

Conservation, Storage, Activity, Preparedness

  • Swan:

Sensitive, Emotional, Dreamer, Mystic, Longevity, Awakening the True Beauty of the Power of the Self, Soul, Love, Beauty, Self-Transformation, Self-Images, Intuition, Empathy, Moon Magicks, Grace, Balance, Innocence

  • Tarantula:

Ability to Shed the Outer Skin (Masks) and Transform, Creativity, Spinning a Web to Entrap Enemies, Defense of Territory, Intimidation by Size, Use of Environment to Conceal Oneself

  • Tasmanian Devil:

Self-Defense, Protection of Territory, Ability to Use Perseverance When Necessary, Understanding of How and When to Fight

  • Tiger:

Power, Energy, Strength and Will-Power in the Face of Adversity, Acting in a Timely Manner, Action Without Analysis, Passion, Devotion, Sensuality

  • Toad:

Toads should not be kept in the house as they will react to psychics and to ghosts…unless, one wants to discern if there is a ghost present in the house. If there is a psychic person present, or a ghost present, a toad will act erratically. Toads found in the garden, however, bring intelligence to the gardener.

  • Tortoise and Turtle:

Symbol of the Earth, Connection with the Center, Navigation Skills, Patience, Self-Boundaries, Associated with the Feminine, Power to Heal Female Diseases, Respecting the Boundaries of Others, Developing New Ideas, Self-Reliance, Tenacity, Nonviolent Defense, Motherhood, Linking Heaven to Earth, Awakening to Opportunities, Creative Source, Informed Decisions, Planning, Adaptability, Slow Progress, Retreat, Grounding, Chasity, Conservation, Mother Earth, Longevity.

A tortoise shell can be used in divination. Considered an inspiring symbol of the ocean gods. Turtles and tortoises symbolize persistence and wise choices.

Turtles are ruled by Venus and bring love, longevity and fertility. Patting a turtle on its shell with bring you good luck.

  • Unicorn:

Spirit of Purity, Innocence, Childhood

  • Whale:

Record Keeper for all Eternity, All Knowledge Associated with Voice, Psychic and Telepathic Abilities, All Aspects of the Sea, Beauty of Movement, Creation, Power of Song, Awakening Inner Depths, Ancient Knowledge, Sound Awareness. Some say whales have the power to cause earthquakes. Whales appearing in visions or dreams mean to concentrate on harnessing your own magick and aligning with the water element.

  • Wolf:

Facing the End of One’s Cycle with Dignity and Courage, Death and Rebirth, Spirit Teaching, Instinct Linked with Intelligence, Social and Family Values, Outwitting Enemies, Steadfastness, Skill in Protection of Self and Family, Taking Advantage of Change, Intuition, Learning, the Shadow, Guardianship, Ritual, Loyalty, Spirit, a Pathfinder, Psychic Energy, Inner Divinity, Teaching, Careful Study, Cunning, Escaping Hunters, Ability to Pass by Dangers Invisibly

An Astral Wolf Could Lead You to a Spiritual Teacher, Strong Protection, Spiritual Guidance in Dreams and Meditations, the Teacher, Success, Perseverance, Stability, Thought

  • Wolverine:

Revenge, Understanding Aggression, Protection Against Attackers, Multilevel Protection, Standing your Ground, Fierceness

  • Wyvern:

Revenge, Retribution, Creating Protective Barriers of Fear as a Defense

 

  • ALEXANDRITE is a rare and expensive gemstone, when worn it draws luck and good fortune.
  • AMBER is the fossilized resin of ancient coniferous trees.It has been used for nearly every purpose in magic. Warm to the touch, it is thought to possess life. Lucky and protective.
  • APACHE TEAR, a globule of translucent obsidian, is carried as a good-luck charm.
  • AVENTURINE is an all-around luck stone.
  • CHALCEDONY, an arrowhead carved of chalcedony is worn or carried for luck.
  • CHRYSOPRASE is a lucky stone worn for eloquence, success in new undertakings, and to attract friends.
  • COPPER is a lucky metal, perhaps because of its past solar attributions, and so can be used in combination with any luck-bringing gemstones.
  • CROSS STONE, a form of andalusite is found in coarse crystals. When broken open or sliced, they display a symmetrical cross pattern of alternating dark and light colors. As with all stones exhibiting unusual shapes or patterns, it is carried for luck.
  • L-SHAPED stones are thought to bring good fortune, perhaps because this form suggest the conjunction of the spiritual with the physical. They can be carried as good luck pieces or placed on the altar.
  • LEPIDOLITE is a purplish type of mica rich in lithium. It is a beautiful yet fragile mineral, carried to attract good luck to it’s bearer.
  • LODESTONE is carried in pairs — one to protect and the other to bring good luck.
  • OPAL, due to its flashing colors and beautiful unique appearance, the opal is a luck-bringing stone. The modern idea that the opal is a stone of misfortune, sorrow, and bad luck is untrue and can be traced back to a reference in the novel, Anne of Gierstein by Sir Walter Scott.
  • ORANGE stones have some of the fire of red but are gentler in their effects. Protective, they have often been seen as symbols of the Sun and are thought to be luck attracting.
  • SARDONYX was at one time engraved with an eagle’s head, set in silver, platinum, or gold, and worn to bring good luck.
  • TIN is carried as a good-luck piece and can be shaped into talismans to attract money.
  • TURQUOISE like all blue stones, is lucky and is carried to attract good fortune.

From: Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Crystal, Gem and Metal Magic

Essential oils for prosperity and abundance can draw more than just money; fertility, time and opportunities are also included. Basil, pine, patchouli and jasmine are effective when used in spells to bring abundance in your life, as long as you program the action with intent. For example, dab a drop of basil or peppermint oil inside your wallet to draw in more money while imagining your wallet filling with crisp $20 bills.

Note: The Aromatherapy for Prosperity page has a lot of information on this subject. If you are interested in using essential oils to bring in money, it’s worth taking a look at.

Source

Here is list of herbs associated with luck:

  • Alfalfa
  • Angel’s turnip
  • Ash tree leaves
  • Basil
  • Blessed thistle
  • Chamomile
  • Cinnamon
  • Clover
  • Galangal root
  • Grains of paradise
  • Mustard seed
  • Peony
  • Yellow dock
  • Wonder of the world root
  • Jezebel root
  • Mandrake root
  • May apple root
  • Little John chew
  • Lucky hand
  • Tonka beans
  • Irish moss
  • Queen of the meadow root
  • Quince seeds
  • Parsley
  • Five-finger grass
  • Swiss leaves
  • Silver weed
  • Seven barks
  • Sacred bark
  • John the conqueror root
  • Four leaf clover
  • Jamaica ginger root
  • Rosemary
  • Sumbul root

This is a list of gemstones believed to bring luck:

  • Agate – protection from bad luck
  • Amazonite – luck in hopes and dreams
  • Amber – promotes luck and success
  • Amethyst – brings luck in making your dreams come true
  • Aventurine – brings good luck in chance or gambling
  • Black Tourmaline – increases luck, brings success in business and relationships
  • Carnelian – brings luck in physical situations (Athletes)
  • Chrysanthemum Stone – brings luck by unexpected opportunities
  • Citrine – promotes luck in sales
  • Emerald – brings luck in keeping your lover faithful
  • Garnet – stimulates success in business
  • Malachite – brings luck in business
  • Moonstone – brings good fortune and success
  • Quartz Crystal – brings luck to get through the day
  • Red Jasper – reduces fear of dark and night to increase luck
  • Sodalite – promotes clear mind for creative luck
  • Tektite – good luck
  • Tiger’s Eye – provides insight, good luck
  • Tourmaline – doubles your luck in any situation
  • Turquoise – brings good fortune, protects from negative energy, symbolizes wealth

Runes are an ancient alphabet most often associated with divination, but the symbols themselves can also be used as magickal ingredients in spells. The symbols can be carved into candles, apples, potatoes, and more. With a finger or quill dipped in oil, ink, or water, they can be written on paper, fabric, or your own skin. They can be drawn in sand, soil, or salt. Because they are an alphabet, they can also be used to spell out words or names. The possibilities are endless, limited only by your imagination.

With that in mind, here is a list of Runes and their correspondences:

Ansuz, Ass, As:

Communication skills, creative thought, artistic inspiration, perceptive ability, application of knowledge.

  • Meaning: Yggdrasil, the primal sound, Aum
  • Letter: A (as in ace)
  • Element: Air
  • Tree: Ash
  • Herb: Fly Agoric
  • Deity: Odin
  • Color: Dark blue
  • Tarot Card: Death
  • Planet: Venus
  • Sequential number: 3
  • Relates well to: Sources of inspiration and intellectual expression.

Berkanan, Berkana, Bjarka, Beore:

Care and compassion, conservation, protectiveness, ability to form close relationships, blossoming, fruitfulness.

  • Meaning: Regeneration, the breasts of the Earth Goddess
  • Letter: B (as in birth)
  • Element: Earth
  • Symbol: Breasts
  • Tree: Birch
  • Herb: Lady’s Mantle
  • Deity: Frigg, Nerthus, Hel
  • Color: Dark green
  • Tarot Card: The Empress
  • Astrology Sign: Virgo
  • Sequential number: 17
  • Relates well to: What provides growth and beauty.

Dagaz, Dag:

Transformation, self-fulfillment, completion, one-ness.

  • Meaning: Balance, night and day, black and white
  • Letter: D (as in day)
  • Element: Fire, Air
  • Symbol: Day or dawn
  • Tree: Spruce
  • Herb: Clary
  • Deity: Odin, Ostara, Heimdall
  • Color: Light blue
  • Tarot Card: Temperance
  • Planet: Half Moon
  • Sequential number: 23
  • Relates well to: Area of unexpected synchronicity.

Ehwaz, Eh:

Balance and control, communicative skill, adjustment.

  • Meaning:  An intuitive bond (as with horse and rider)
  • Letter: E (as in end)
  • Element: Earth
  • Symbol: Horse, two horses
  • Tree: Ash, Oak
  • Herb: Ragwort
  • Deity: Freya, Freyr, Aclis
  • Color: White
  • Tarot Card: The Lovers
  • Astrology Sign:  Gemini
  • Sequential number: 18
  • Relates well to: With what or whom you should work. Erotic relations.

Ihwaz, Eoh, Eihwaz:

Supportive energy, endurance, longevity, perseverance.

  • Meaning: Yew tree, regeneration, longevity
  • Letter: Ei (as in height)
  • Element: All
  • Tree: Yew, Poplar
  • Herb: Mandrake
  • Deity: Ullr, Idhunna, Freya
  • Color: Dark blue
  • Tarot Card: The Hanged Man
  • Astrology Sign: Scorpio
  • Sequential number: 13
  • Relates well to: Hidden influences, state of whole being. Relationship with the numinous environment.

Fehu, Feh, Feoh:

Culmination, exchange and distribution, generated wealth.

  • Meaning: Cattle; Moveable wealth
  • Letter: F (as in fee)
  • Element: Fire, Earth
  • Tree: Elder
  • Symbol: Cattle, Cow
  • Herb: Nettle
  • Deity: Freya
  • Color: Light Red
  • Tarot Card: The Tower
  • Astrology Sign: Aries
  • Sequential number: 24
  • Relates well to: Money matters. Psychic energies.

Gebo, Gifu, Gyfu:

Bonding and binding, compensation, fair exchange, respect of boundaries, generosity and compassion.

  • Meaning: Sacred mark, a gift to the Gods
  • Letter: G (as in gift)
  • Element: Air
  • Symbol: Gift
  • Tree: Ash, Elm
  • Herb:  Heartsease
  • Deity: Gefn, Odin, Freya,
  • Color: Deep blue
  • Tarot Card: The Lovers
  • Astrology Sign: Pisces
  • Sequential number: 6
  • Relates well to: What will be given to you.

Hagalaz, Hgalz, Hagal:

Dramatic liberation, birthing, bridging, correction of imbalance, advantageous adversity.

  • Meaning: Ice or hail, transformation
  • Letter: H (as in hail)
  • Element: Water, Ice
  • Symbol: Ice, hail
  • Tree: Ash, Yew
  • Herb: Lily of the Valley
  • Deity: Urd, Ymir
  • Color: Light blue
  • Tarot Card: The World
  • Astrology Sign: Aquarius
  • Sequential number: 8
  • Relates well to: Area of possible crisis leading to transformation.

Isa, Iss, Is:

Contraction, cohesion, preservation, stability, inner strength, stillness, suspension, self-containment.

  • Meaning: The stillness of inertia
  • Letter: I or E (as in seed)
  • Element: Ice, water
  • Symbol: Icicle
  • Tree: Alder
  • Herb: Henbane
  • Deity: Verdandi, Rime Thurses
  • Color: Black
  • Tarot Card: The Hermit
  • Planet: Moon
  • Sequential number: 10
  • Relates well to: What is constraining you.
  • Note: This Rune reinforces Runes around it.

Jera, Jara:

Gradual development, sequential timing, cultivation.

  • Meaning: The cycle of time, fruition, a good harvest
  • Letter: J or Y (as in yes)
  • Element: Earth
  • Symbol: A year
  • Tree: Oak
  • Herb: Rosemary
  • Deity: Freya, Freyr
  • Color: Light blue
  • Tarot Card: The Fool
  • Planet: Sun
  • Sequential number: 11
  • Relates well to: Where rewards can be expected. Relationship with the natural environment.

Kano, Kenaz, Ken:

Clarity of thought, analytical ability, constructive expression, enthusiasm, intensity.

  • Meaning: Fire, a torch, a beacon
  • Letter: K (as in kettle)
  • Element: Fire
  • Symbol: Beacon or Torch
  • Tree: Pine
  • Herb: Cowslip
  • Deity: Freya, Dwarves, Heimdall
  • Color: Light red
  • Tarot Card: The Chariot
  • Planet: Venus
  • Sequential number: 5
  • Relates well to: Creativity. Erotic relationships.

Laguz, Lagu:

Fluidic power, cyclic and rhythmic flow, sensitivity of experience.

  • Meaning: The womb, the sea, the balance of opposites
  • Letter: L (as in lake)
  • Symbol: Leek
  • Element: Water
  • Tree: Osier, Willow
  • Herb: Leek
  • Deity: Njord, Balder
  • Color: Deep green
  • Tarot Card: The Star
  • Planet: Moon
  • Sequential number: 20
  • Relates well to: State of emotional Balance. What will test you.

Mannaz, Manu, Madr:

Motivation, cohesiveness, co-operative endeavor, kinship.

  • Meaning: Humankind, humanity
  • Letter: M (as in man)
  • Element: Air
  • Symbol: Man
  • Tree: Holly
  • Herb: Madder
  • Deity: Heimdall, Odin, Frigg
  • Color: Deep red
  • Tarot Card: The Magician
  • Planet: Jupiter
  • Sequential number: 19
  • Relates well to: Overall psychic state. Attitude toward death.

Naudiz, Nauthiz, Naud, Nyd:

Necessary resistance, self-generated power, enduring strength, self-sufficiency.

  • Meaning: Necessity, Need
  • Letter: N (as in nut)
  • Element: Fire
  • Tree: Beech, Rowan
  • Herb: Bistort
  • Deity: Skuld, Nornir, Etins
  • Color: Black
  • Tarot Card: The Devil
  • Astrology Sign: Capricorn
  • Sequential number: 9
  • Relates well to: What resists you (psychically). Source of discontent.

Ingwaz, Inguz, Ing:

Gestation, regeneration, continuity, renewal.

  • Meaning: Potential, male energy
  • Letter: Ng or Ing (as in sing)
  • Element: Water, Earth
  • Tree: Apple
  • Herb: Selfheal
  • Deity: Ing, Freyr
  • Color: Yellow
  • Tarot Card: Judgment
  • Planet: New Moon
  • Sequential number: 21
  • Relates well to: What you should contemplate.

Othila, Odal:

Inborn talent, acquisition, accomplishment, security, law and order.

  • Meaning: Land, property
  • Letter: O (as in Odin)
  • Element: Earth
  • Symbol: Ancestral property
  • Tree: Hawthorn
  • Herb: Goldthread
  • Deity: Odin, Thor
  • Color: Deep yellow
  • Tarot Card: The Moon
  • Planet: Full Moon
  • Sequential number: 22
  • Relates well to: Greater family matters. National or community issues.

Perthro, Pertra, Perth, Peorth:

Containment, vitality, durability, self-identity.

  • Meaning: Womb, fate or destiny
  • Letter: P (as in pair)
  • Element: Water
  • Symbol: Lot cup, Vagina
  • Tree: Beech
  • Herb: Aconite
  • Deity: Frigg, Nornir
  • Color: Black
  • Tarot Card: Wheel of Fortune
  • Planet: Saturn
  • Sequential number: 12
  • Relates well to: How you will find joy.

Raido, Reid, Rad:

Measurement, control and direction, balance and rhythm, cyclic development, balanced judgment.

  • Meaning: A vehicle, a journey, action
  • Letter: R (as in ride)
  • Element: Air
  • Symbol: Wagon or chariot
  • Tree: Oak
  • Herb: Mugwort
  • Deity: Ing, Forseti
  • Color: Bright red
  • Tarot Card: The Hierophant
  • Astrology Sign: Sagittarius
  • Sequential number: 4
  • Relates well to: Travels – inner or outer.

Sowilo, Sowelu, Sol, Sigel:

Radiance, activation, zest, enlightenment, rejuvenation.

  • Meaning: Sun, triumph over darkness
  • Letter: S (as in sun)
  • Element: Air
  • Symbol: The Sun
  • Tree: Juniper
  • Herb: Mistletoe
  • Deity: Sol, Balder
  • Color: Silver, White
  • Tarot Card: The Sun
  • Planet: Sun
  • Sequential number: 15
  • Relates well to: What will guide you.

Tiwaz, Teiwaz, Tyr:

Determination, single-mindedness, fortitude, tenacity, fair play.

  • Meaning: Sky, justice
  • Letter: T (as in time)
  • Element: Air
  • Tree: Oak
  • Herb: Sage
  • Deity: Tyr, Mani
  • Color: Bright red
  • Tarot Card: Justice
  • Astrology Sign: Libra
  • Sequential number: 16
  • Relates well to: Cognitive state. Legal matters. Ideals.

Thurisaz, Thurs, Thurisa, Thorn

Awakening power, initiative, sharpness, aimed might, protective force.

  • Meaning: A giant, attack and defense
  • Letter: TH (as in the)
  • Element: Fire
  • Symbol: Thorn, or Giant
  • Tree: Oak
  • Herb: House leek
  • Deity: Thor
  • Color: Bright red
  • Tarot Card: The Emperor
  • Planet: Mars
  • Sequential number: 2
  • Relates well to: What opposes you (perhaps physical).

Uruz, Ur:

Limitless potential, infinite possibilities, sustained strength, renewal, release of energy, untamed power, sudden change.

  • Meaning: Auroch, The power of wild cattle
  • Letter: U (as in urn)
  • Element: Earth
  • Tree: Birch
  • Symbol: Wild Ox
  • Herb: Sphagnum Moss
  • Deity: Thor, The Vanir
  • Color: Dark green
  • Tarot Card: The High Priestess
  • Astrology Sign: Taurus
  • Sequential number: 1
  • Relates well to: Physical health. Vital energies.

Wunjo, Wynja, Wyn:

Unconditional love, culmination, orgasm, happiness in fulfillment.

  • Meaning: Joy, harmony with the flow of events
  • Letter: V or W (as in win)
  • Element: Earth
  • Tree: Ash
  • Herb: Flax
  • Deity: Odin, Freyr, Elves
  • Color: Yellow
  • Tarot Card: Strength
  • Astrology Sign: Leo
  • Sequential number: 7
  • Relates well to: Relationships, friends. What will give you happiness.

Algiz, Elhaz:

Instinctive and inspirational protection, ability to defend the aura and strengthen resolve, connectedness.

  • Meaning: Defense, the splayed hand
  • Letter: Z (as in Oz)
  • Element: Air
  • Symbol: Elk
  • Tree: Yew
  • Herb: Angelica
  • Deity:  Valkyrjur, Heimdall
  • Color: Gold
  • Tarot Card: The Moon
  • Astrology Sign: Cancer
  • Sequential number: 14
  • Relates well to: Thing that needs attention. Way to the gods.

Sources:

  • Rune Power
  • Element Encyclopedia of Signs and Symbols

If you’re interested in Kitchen Witchcraft, here is a useful food starter list and their magical properties. These are staple and ordinary foods that you probably already have in your pantry or refrigerator, but maybe you never realized that they contained magickal properties before.

Keep in mind that food is magick in and of itself. It doesn’t need anything in order to carry magickal properties. Why is this? Because it comes directly from Mother Earth. Every form of life on this planet is a miracle, and our food is nothing short of a miracle. Vegetables, herbs, and fruits are all plants and therefore imbued with Mother Earth’s love and nourishment. Meats and dairy come from Mother Earth’s amazing creatures and should be shown respect and gratitude.

Making a magickal meal is as easy as praying over your food while preparing it and also being thankful for the sustenance given. Keep in mind too, that when preparing your food, whatever energy is surrounding you will also affect the food. So if you’re in a good mood, dancing and singing while preparing, the food will take on some of this energy. Likewise if you’re in a bad mood or nonchalant about the food you are preparing, the food will absorb some of this energy. Mindfulness is all a part of cooking like a witch. Be mindful of your ingredients, their history, their properties and how they can be nurturing to your body.

Transforming Your Kitchen into a Sacred Space.

Before you begin working your kitchen magick, you will want to transform your kitchen into a sacred space. Historically, kitchens have held a place of great honor in the home and fire has always been considered sacred, so the kitchen doesn’t have far to go to become sacred in your home as well.

The first thing you will want to do to create your sacred space is clean the kitchen. It doesn’t sound very magickal, but nothing muddles up magick like catching a glimpse of the dirty dishes stacked in the sink or slipping on a dirty floor. You may also wish to add to the ambiance of the room by growing some herbs on the window sill (which also makes them handy for including in your food and further charges the herbs with your energies) light some candles, open a window and let fresh air in, or even have some special music playing.

Perhaps you will keep a special wooden spoon that you only use for magickal cooking, rather like a special kitchen “wand.“ You may also wish to cast a magick circle, invoke a hearth deity or two, or maybe say a blessing. Do whatever that will put you in the mood to make magick.

Magickal Cooking Tips

Magickal cooking is based on sympathetic magick, the idea that like things can influence each other. It uses different foods to represent the outcome you wish to achieve. Like any lists of correspondences you might encounter, if something sounds wrong to you, or you have different associations with something, go with what you feel is right, not what you just see written somewhere.

It is also good to note that you do not need to have an elaborate feast to perform magick in this matter. A simple snack can be just as effective if the intention is there. Even if you do have a large dinner planned, the whole meal does not need to revolve around your purpose.

When deciding what sort of food to prepare, don’t forget to make something you like. You aren’t going to be able to focus on your intention if you are trying not to gag on a food you can’t stand! At the same time, try to eat primarily healthy foods. While there are some exceptions, most foods that are bad for your health are useless magickally as well.

In addition to what you are going to prepare, how you prepare it can make a difference in the energies of the food as well. For example, for protection dishes, fried foods, hot foods, and spicy, hot dishes all work well. For strength, you may with to sauté your food or prepare something spicy. Flaming foods are good for strength and steamed food is good for purification.

Before you begin cooking, hold the ingredients you are going to use and visualize your goal, charging it with your energies. As you prepare the food, keep this intent in mind. Since the magick is in the intent, it is not recommended that you try to perform your magick when you are tired, grumpy, or sick as it would be too easy for some of this negative energy to seep into your spell working.

If you are preparing a meal for others in addition to yourself, take care to not load the whole dish with your intention (just your portion) without their knowledge and consent as this could be considered manipulative magick. Keep the magick going during the meal as well by continuing to visualize while you eat.

Don’t get discouraged if your cooking spell doesn’t work right away. Most spell work takes time and you may even need to make several meals before you see it come to fruition.

Magickal Fruits, Breads, and Sweets

Baking is a wonderful opportunity to create magick in your kitchen. Especially when kneading bread, you have a great chance to infuse your food with your magickal intentions. In fact, bread making itself is considered by many to be a sacred act and can be a ritual in itself.

With many baked goods, such as breads, muffins, pies, cakes, or pastries, you can change the energies of your food by changing flavors or fillings. Several examples are given below, but the possibilities are endless! With things you can form into different shapes, such as cookies, pancakes or breads, you can further strengthen your intentions by forming them into a shape or symbol of what you are looking to achieve.

  • Apple:

Apples are known as the Wiccan food that is the sacred fruit to the Goddess. The sacred fruit to the Isle of Avalon. If you cut an apple horizontally through it’s center, you will see the 5 pointed star formed by its seeds. Apples are used in love, healing, garden magic, and immortality.

Red apples are for love.
Golden apples are for fame and popularity.
Green apples are for prosperity.

This forbidden fruit yields much power. Offer a bite to a prospective lover. If he or she accepts, you will begin a love affair. Leave an offering of an apple under a tree for Venus and make a request for love.

  • Bagel:

The bagel is a round shaped bread with a hole that is ruled by Adonis. A food that is perfect for breakfast and is of various flavors and types. Eat bagels to create illusions. The more you pile on top of the bagel, the more people will believe and enjoy the tall tales you tell.

Sesame bagels: prosperity.
Poppy bagels: eaten before bed to increase dream activity (don’t eat before having to take a drug test as the poppy seeds are known to induce a positive for opiates).
Salt bagels: gets rid of inconsistencies, and make one a better liar.
Cinnamon raisin bagels: makes flattery come easy.
The everything bagel makes wishes come true.
Warning: never put ham or pork products on a bagel, it brings very bad luck!

Meditate on the hole in the bagel when you need to pull a quick disappearing act ~ especially from creditors.

  • Banana:

The banana is an everyday food that is a fruit and ruled by Mars. Prevents harm and accidents while traveling cross-country or by air. To increase sexual stamina – dry and crush the banana into a powder and than rub it on your body. It has powerful lust properties because of its obvious shape.

  • Chocolate:

Chocolate can be used as flavoring or as a dessert itself; can be drank as a beverage (hot cocoa/chocolate). Hot chocolate was invented by the Meso-American natives, the Aztecs and Mayans were known to consume it often and believed it increased power and virility in their warriors. It was a sacred food to various ancient peoples. Chocolate is a power drug and it holds properties of love.

Dark chocolate is associated with romance and intimacy.
Milk chocolate is associated with nurturing and friendship.

A staple for witches in the kitchen, especially for those trying to induce love or aspects of love. It has been scientifically proven to raise the endorphin levels in the body.

  • Ketchup:

Even condiments have magickal properties! Ketchup is ruled by Venus, as it is made of tomatoes which are also ruled by Venus. When drawn in the shape of a pentagram is used for summoning or dismissing energy. When spreading on other foods, can be used in visualizing relationships. Continue to visualize or call out person’s name while consuming ketchup. Ketchup is associated with love, because tomatoes were once thought to be a powerful aphrodisiac.

  • Oranges:

This fruit is well known all over the world and dates back to prehistory. Can be used in love, joy, and inspiration magic. Placed in stockings on Christmas as sympathetic magic to encourage the return of the sun. Directly associated to the sun and solar magick. Eat to lift your spirits. Dry and grind into a powder to use in love and abundance spells.

Blood oranges incite the passions when eaten.

In China, the orange is a symbol of gold and prosperity. Leave as an offering next to a Buddha statue to increase your luck and wealth

  • Pasta:

Pasta is ruled by Mercury.

Spiral pasta enhances creativity. Spaghetti/linguine is good for protection and improving communications. Corn pasta helps bring financial creativity. Rice pasta is good for love.

  • Pie:

Ruled by Venus and originating in ancient Greece and Rome, pies are associated with happiness, love, and wholeness.

Eat cherry pie to increase self-confidence and find self-love.
All fruit pies invoke love when shared with another.
Meat pies create feelings of security.

Place your thumb in a pie and make a wish. It just might come true!

  • Pizza:

Pizza is a delicious and recreational food that is ruled by the Sun. Eat pizza when things are difficult and you need a lucky break. Or when you get the craving. Whole pizzas should be blessed with prosperity before being consumed. Eat a triangular slice when things seem very difficult and you feel you need a lucky break with any situation in your life. The Sicilian, or square pizza does not hold any magickal properties.

  • Rum:

Rum is an alcohol that is ruled by Ellegua and Chango. Distilled from molasses and caramel, rum has a deep brown color that attracts sweetness. Drinking it channels the spirits of the gods. Traditionally you must spit the rum over an idol or representation of the god. Use in baking a rum cake or mix with coke for a fun Friday night!

  • Sugar:

Sugar is ruled by the Orishas and by the goddess of love – Venus. Can be used in spell jars, bags, and more.

Chew on raw sugar cane to draw spirits into the body. It is one of the quickest ways to become possessed by the gods. Sprinkle powdered or confectioners’ sugar on pink or red love candles to make another “sweet on you.

Synthetic sugar substitutes are not generally considered to have magickal qualities.

Magickal Herbs

Working with herbs is an easy way to apply energy correspondences. Every Kitchen Witch knows that even the most
common herb welds magickal energies. Parsley is used for fertility, thyme for clairvoyance, garlic for protection… and that sprinkling an herb over a dish or simmering a few into a dinner can imbue a meal with energy. Energy abounds in nature. In magick natural aspects are gathered and infused with intent.

Adding herbs to your cooking not only adds nutrients (yes, each herbal teaspoon is loaded not only with flavor but with antioxidants and vitamins too) it will add energy to manifest intent.

  • For example:

While the French regard their food as ‘the food of Love’, it’s actually the Italians that steps up to the magickal index. Basil, Marjoram, Rosemary and Thyme are all herbs with magickal properties used to kindle affection. One of the easiest love spells to work is to serve a nice Italian meal incorporating these herbs into a sauce. As you make the sauce firmly hold your intention in your mind then serve the meal to the object of your desire.

  • Basil:

Basil is a popular Wiccan food for Wicca in the kitchen. A very useful and fragrant herb that can be used fresh or dried in cooking. This is a lust herb and the aroma calls forth sexual energy.

  • Bay:

Bay leaves have been used for centuries in the Mediterranean. They are believed to enhance psychic powers when burned. Add them to various dishes of Italian, Cuban, and Greek ethnicity to connect to the gods.

  • Chili Powder:

Chili powder is made from ground, dried chilies. It has been used in hoodoo and other forms of folk magic for centuries. Often it is used to in spells to “send someone away” or to shut someone up. It has a powerful kick and should be used wisely in magick and it is spicy and should be used sparingly in food (unless you like spicy foods then more power to you!)

  • Cilantro/Coriander:

Cilantro is the leaf and coriander is the seed of this tasty herb. Ruled by Mars and used in love and lust magick. If the seeds are worn will help with migraine headaches. Used in flavoring foods, great in salsa and chutney. Used in love and healing magick.

  • Cinnamon:

Cinnamon is a multi-purpose powdered root used in desserts and dishes. Its magical properties include abundance/money, protection, and love.

  • Cumin:

Cumin is an ancient herb used in the Middle East and Mediterranean to flavor stews and meat dishes. Blended into drinks to promote lust. Used in foods to promote love and protection. Ruled by Mars.

  • Oregano:

Oregano is used in Italian food to flavor meat and tomato dishes. Ruled by Venus. Can be used in love, happiness, luck, and protection magick. Also said to enhance psychic abilities.

  • Peppermint:

This sweet-tasting, invigorating herb is used in desserts and also as a tea. Carry dried peppermint leaves in your wallet to bring in more money. Said to help with stomachaches or sour stomachs. When grown in the garden is good luck.

  • Rosemary:

Rosemary is an herb used to enhance intuition and psychic abilities. When taken as a supplement is said to improve memory and cognition.

  • Salt:

While technically not an herb, salt is used to flavor many dishes both culinary and baking. It has a purifying and cleansing effect and has been used for centuries to absorb negative energies and protect oneself and house from evil. There are different kinds of salt, and it is best to stay away from iodized “table” salt. Sea salt and Himalayan pink salt are best for the body. Himalayan pink salt helps to decalcify one’s pineal gland.

  • Thyme:

Thyme is an herb long associated with the fae or fairies. Ruled by Venus. Used to purify, bring pleasant dreams, worn or burned for good health, can be used in food to attract fortune, love, courage, and psychic skill.

Magickal Veggies

Everyone has to eat, and if all food is prepared with an intention for love, money or protection, cooking will help you to manifest what you want out of life. As you practice your magick cookery you will find a new joy in the ritual of food preparation. Food contains the energy of love, protection, sensuality, strength, fertility, and prosperity to name a few. Discover the magic of food by utilizing the energy contained within.

The preparation of food, with a particular intention in mind, is old magic. Look at food as sacred, let the act of preparing, cooking and eating food be a sacred act. Your kitchen can be a place of powerful magic, work slowly and deliberately to hone your craft.

  • Artichoke

Ancient Greek myth states that an angry god turned a beautiful woman into the first artichoke because he was jealous of her looks. The artichoke originated in the Mediterranean region. The ancient Romans enjoyed them as a luxury food, preserving them in brine or vinegar.

Magickal uses include protection, growth, and safety, associated with Mars and the Fire element. A member of the thistle family, the artichoke is associated with protection because of it’s sharp outer points and prickly inside.

  • Beet:

This root vegetable is considered to be feminine. It represents the Power of Love. Beet juice can be used as a replacement for blood in spells of old, also in Love magic. It is said that if a couple eat of the same beet, then they will fall in love forever.

  • Cabbage:

People who feared Friday the 13th at one time placed cabbage leaves on their foreheads to ward off evil spirits. Cabbage was so valued in ancient Greece that officials passed a law in 621 BCE that proscribed the death penalty for anyone caught stealing cabbages. The ancient Greeks also thought that eating a head of cabbage everyday would cure insanity and nervous conditions.

Magickal uses include protection and money, associated with the Moon and the Water element. Serve cabbage on the night of the Full Moon, and after magickal/spiritual rituals. Cabbage can also be eaten to internalize protection. Green cabbage is good for money-drawing.

  • Carrot:

The carrot is a root plant ruled by Mars. Because of its shape is associated with lust and fertility. When eaten by women encourages pregnancy. The flowers of the plant are known as Queen Anne’s Lace. Come in various colors – white, orange, and even purple.

  • Celery:

Celery has long been known as an aphrodisiac. Ancient Roman women ate celery to increase their sexual appetites. Celery soup was a favorite dish at Madame de Pompadour’s salon for just this purpose. Modern science has found that cooked celery emits a type of pheromone, the sex-attracting chemical secreted by humans and animals.

Magical uses include sex, peace, psychic awareness, grounding and weight loss, associated with Mercury and the Fire element. Make a celery soup, visualizing that your sexual appetites will increase. Or use a different visualization with raw or cooked celery to soothe and bring peace. Use celery seed as a seasoning to strengthen psychic awareness.

The stalk and seeds will induce lust upon consumption. Chewing on the seeds will help center yourself and help with concentration. The seed can be used in spell pillows to induce sleep. To increase psychic powers, burn with orris root.

  • Chili Pepper:

Chili peppers were cultivated in Mexico 9,000 years ago. The Aztecs used chili peppers in exorcism rituals. Chili peppers were recently banned from one state’s prison system because the burning vegetable can be used as a weapon. The Spanish conquistadors were repelled in some parts of South America by the smoke of burning chilies.

In modern-day New Mexico, some people burn the core of a red bell pepper on Friday nights to ward off evil from harmful humans. Magickal uses include protection, associated with planet Mars, the Greek God Ares and the Fire element. Add jalapeno, cayenne, or bell peppers to guard against negative energies.

  • Corn:

Ruled by Venus and the Earth element, corn embodies  powers of protection divination and luck. The Corn Mother is a Goddess that has been worshiped through time by East and North America. She is the deity of fertility and plenty, the corn either whole or ground is used to bless and scattered for ritual.

Make a necklace of whole kernels to prevent nose bleeds. Cornstalks hung over the mirror brings good luck to the household. Red corncobs were burned in the mountains of North America on the homes doorstep or under the bed to aid in childbirth. Pollen from corn was used in rain making rituals by Meso-Americans. Placing an ear of corn with a sleeping infant will keep out negative energy.

  • Cucumber:

A feminine vegetable ruled by the moon, for chastity, fertility and healing. The peels of the cucumber placed on the forehead will help aid in the cure of a headache. Eating of the seeds will help with fertility, and when the cucumber it’s self is eaten it hinders lust. Sliced thinly and placed on the eyes it cures dry and swollen eyes.

  • Lettuce:

Lettuce is associated with the element of water, as it is made up mostly of water. Ruled by the moon and is eaten to prevent sea-sickness. Can be used in protection spells, particularly helpful if grown in the garden to protect one’s home. Rubbed on face/forehead to help fall asleep. Also used in divination and chastity magick. Very healthy to eat as high in fiber, vitamins, and water content.

  • Onion:

The onion is a masculine root plant used in various forms of magick. When cut open and left in a room will absorb sickness. Grow it in the garden to protect one’s home against evil spirits. Used also in money and lust magick and will produce prophetic dreams if placed under the pillow. The Holy Trinity of vegetables to be used in many culinary dishes is carrot, celery, and onion sauteed in a butter base (shhh, don’t tell anyone my secret to amazing stuffing!).

  • Peppers:

The various colors of peppers have different associations:

Eat red peppers with a lover to improve your sex life.
Eat purple peppers on Thursdays or full moons for power, protection and wisdom.
Eat orange peppers for creativity and spiritual evolution

If you are awaiting a money award in a court settlement, write the amount you want on a piece of paper. Cut a slit in a green pepper and place the piece of paper inside of it. Put the pepper in the freezer and keep it there until you have won your case.

  • Potato:

Potatoes are a staple food in Ireland dating back centuries. Once thought to be poisonous as a part of the nightshade family, now a very common eaten food all over the world. Ruled by the moon. When eaten baked or fried can help calm an upset stomach (my own personal remedy). Used in healing magick.

  • Pumpkin:

According to early American legend, if half a pumpkin is left exposed in the kitchen, negative energies will arrive to spoil the cooking. Pumpkins are carved in the United states on Halloween to scare away evil. Pumpkins can be a part of Samhain celebrations as symbols of the fruitfulness of the earth. Pumpkins are also symbols of the Mother Goddess.

Add pumpkin dishes to health diets. Eat the seeds after roasting them, or enjoy pumpkin pie or pumpkin bread. It is also a money-attractant.

  • Tomato:

While not technically not a vegetable, most people consider it as such. Was thought to be the fruit of love in the Mediterranean region. Is considered a powerful aphrodisiac and is used in many Italian, Greek, and Mexican dishes.

  • Zucchini:

The zucchini is a veggie (some say fruit) that is ruled by Jupiter. Whole raw zucchinis are used in sex magick. To stop a man from cheating, carve his name in the zucchini and freeze it. Eat zucchini cooked for protection and prosperity.

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Every astrological sign has flowers associated with it. These might be, but are not necessarily the same as the flowers assigned to the specific months of the year, and some flowers are assigned to more than one astrological sign.

Here’s the list:

  • Aries  (March 21 ~ April 20) Honeysuckle
  • Taurus (April 21 ~ May 20) Rose
  • Gemini (May 20 ~ June 21) Rose; Violet
  • Cancer (June 21 ~ July 20) Rhododendron
  • Leo (July 21 ~ August 20) Gladiolas; Orchid; Lily of the valley; Lavender
  • Virgo (August 21 ~ September 20) Aster; Gladiolas
  • Libra (September 21 ~ October 20) Marigold; Acanthus
  • Scorpio (October 21 ~ November 20) Chrysanthemum; Pansy
  • Sagittarius (November 21 ~ December 20) Narcissus; Chrysanthemum; Sunflower
  • Capricorn (December 22 ~ January 20) Carnation; Narcissus; Buttercups; Orchid
  • Aquarius (January 21 ~ February 20) Violet; Carnation; Lily
  • Pisces (February 21 ~ March 20) Jonquil; Violet; Poppy
“Magic is only unexplained science. Science is explained magic. When I study science, I study magic. When I study magic, I study science.” ― C. JoyBell C.
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