Using Botanicals in Magick & Rituals

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Using Botanicals in Magick & Rituals

05-24-2022, 03:45 PM

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Botanical Magic: Plants in Myth and Folklore

Three Leaf Farm

https://www.threeleaffarm.com/blog/botanical-magic-plants-in-myth-and-folklore

Herb Folklore

https://adamsfarms.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Herb-Folklore-by-Sue-Adams-for-Adams-Website.pdf

Herbal Bathing: An Analysis of Variation in Plant Use Among Saramaccan and Aucan Maroons in Suriname

Herbal bathing: an analysis of variation in plant use among Saramaccan and Aucan Maroons in Suriname - Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

https://ethnobiomed.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13002-018-0216-9

Background Herbal baths play an important role in the traditional health care of Maroons living in the interior of Suriname. However, little is known on the differences in plant ingredients used among and within the Maroon groups. We compared plant use in herbal baths documented for Saramaccan and Aucan Maroons, to see whether similarity in species was related to bath type, ethnic group, or geographical location. We hypothesized that because of their dissimilar cultural background, they used different species for the same type of bath. We assumed, however, that plants used in genital baths were more similar, as certain plant ingredients (e.g., essential oils), are preferred in these baths. Methods We compiled a database from published and unpublished sources on herbal bath ingredients and constructed a presence/absence matrix per bath type and study site. To assess similarity in plant use among and within Saramaccan and Aucan communities, we performed three Detrended Correspondence Analyses on species level and the Jaccard Similarity Index to quantify similarity in bath ingredients. Results We recorded 349 plants used in six commonly used bath types: baby strength, adult strength, skin diseases, respiratory ailments, genital steam baths, and spiritual issues. Our results showed a large variation in plant ingredients among the Saramaccan and Aucans and little similarity between Saramaccans and Aucans, even for the same type of baths. Plant ingredients for baby baths and genital baths shared more species than the others. Even within the Saramaccan community, plant ingredients were stronger associated with location than with bath type. Conclusions Plant use in bathing was strongly influenced by study site and then by ethnicity, but less by bath type. As Maroons escaped from different plantations and developed their ethnomedicinal practices in isolation, there has been little exchange in ethnobotanical knowledge after the seventeenth century between ethnic groups. Care should be taken in extrapolating plant use data collected from one location to a whole ethnic community. Maroon plant use deserves more scientific attention, especially now as there are indications that traditional knowledge is disappearing.

How to Make and Use Flower Essences

How to Make & Use Flower Essences

https://fiveflavorsherbs.com/blog/how-to-make-use-flower-essences/

Learn how to create your own flower essences and use plant essences to nourish your spirit with energetic medicine.

Magickal Herb Correspondences

https://www.learnreligions.com/using-herbs-in-magic-2562029

Plants of Mind and Spirit

https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/ethnobotany/Mind_and_Spirit/index.shtml

Practical Magic: The Tea Ritual

Practical Magic – The Tea Ritual

https://grumpwitch.wordpress.com/2021/06/07/practical-magic-the-tea-ritual/

In this series of posts, I’m going to share the magic, rituals, ceremonies and brain hacks that have worked for me and make up part of my magical practice. You don’t have to be a witch …

Spices and Herbs That Spell Casters Can Use On Spells To Bring Love

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http://doebay.com/wp-content/pages/spices_and_herbs_that_spell_casters_can_use_on_spells_to_bring_love.html

The Supernatural Side of Plants

The Supernatural Side of Plants – CornellBotanicGardens

https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/the-supernatural-side-of-plants/

Tree Magic, Myth, and Fact

https://www.shetlandamenity.org/assets/files/Natural%20Heritage/Tree%20magic.pdf

Trees and Plants Used in Witchcraft

Trees and Plants used in Witchcraft

https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Trees-Plants-used-in-Witchcraft/

A Whiter Shade of Fey - plant-based myths, flowers and shrubs with white flowers associated with witchcraft
Tags: #botanicals, #flowers, #herbs, #plants, #trees

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