Please note that these are not medical or herbal in purpose. Research each ingredient before attempting to take it internally in any fashion. These are for magical association and purposes only.
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For fair weather
SOURCE # | PAGE # | For fair weather |
2 | 162 | garlic |
12 | 76 | Calendula / marigold |
12 | 127 | yarrow |
14 | NA | nettle |
To summon or bring rain
SOURCE # | PAGE # | To summon or bring rain |
2 | 160 | fern |
2 | 164-165 | heather |
2 | 166 | henbane |
6 | N/A | hydrangea |
12 | 76 | Calendula / marigold |
14 | NA | nettle |
For lightning, for thunderstorms
SOURCE # | PAGE # | For lightning |
2 | 247 | oak |
2 | 247 | ash |
To protect against lightning
SOURCE # | PAGE # | Against lightning |
8 | 13-14 | acorn, oak |
2 | 53, 142-143 | bay laurel |
2 | 158 | elder |
2 | 53, 163 | hawthorn |
2 | 164 | hazel |
2 | 167 | holly |
2 | 53, 177-178, 194 | mistletoe |
nettle | ||
2 | 194-195 | rowan |
2 | 201-202 | thistle |
2 | 247 | thorns |
12 | 7 | bay |
12 | 110-111 | St. John’s wort |
13 | 31 | laurel tree |
15 | 27 | nettles |
15 | 250 | nettle |
To prevent or stop storms at sea
SOURCE # | PAGE # | Prevent or stop storms (at sea) |
2 | 132, 162, 194 | garlic |
2 | 132 | Ti [South Pacific, Hawaii] |
2 | 187-188 | peony |
14 | NA | nettle |
To raise winds
SOURCE # | PAGE # | To raise winds |
2 | 145 | broom |
2 | 196 | saffron |
11 | NA | alder [Alaskan] |
14 | NA | nettle |
To calm winds
SOURCE # | PAGE # | To calm winds |
2 | 145 | broom |
14 | NA | nettle |
- The Way of Herbs
- Magical Herbalism. Cunningham, Scott. 2005
- The Farmer’s Almanac. http://www.almanac.com/
- Hydrangea. Bowman, Daria Price. Michael Friedman Publishing Group. 2000.
- Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Kew.org. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:539724-1. Accessed. September 04, 2017.
- This Crooked Crown’s lore and practice
- Cassell Dictionary of Superstitions, Pickering David. Cassell Wellington House. 1995.
- The ABC of Magic Charms. Pepper, Elizabeth. The Witches’ Almanac. 2009.
- Mermaids, The Myths, Legends, and Lore. Alexander, Skye. F+W Media, Inc. 2012.
- Edible Flowers. Morse, Kitty. Ten Speed Press. 1995.
- thefolkschoolfairbanks.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Making-a-Whistle-new.pdf
- A Brief History of Thyme and Other Herbs. Seymour, Miranda. Grove Press. New York. 2002.
- Old Wives’ Lore for Gardeners. Boland, Bridget; Boland, Maureen; Gough, Simon. Michael O’Mara Books Limited. 1999.
- Sylvanni folk tales, oral tradition, told by Guido Masé in “Herbal Folklore” webseries by Mountain Rose Herbs
- The Big, Bad Book of Botany: The World’s Most Fascinating Flora. Michael Largo. Harper Collins. 2014.