Category: Herbalism For Your Day By Katrina Rasbold

By Katrina Rasbold

The Magical and Healing Properties of Periwinkle: A Symbol of Protection, Love, and Immortality

Periwinkle (Vinca minor), with its delicate blue or violet flowers, is a charming and potent plant steeped in magical and medicinal traditions. Also known as “witch’s violet” or “violet of sorcery,” periwinkle has long been associated with protection, love, and immortality in European folklore and herbal practices. Its evergreen leaves and enduring blooms make it a symbol of life and resilience, often used in spells to guard against negativity, enhance love, and promote healing.

In this blog post, we’ll explore the magical and healing properties of periwinkle, along with practical ways to incorporate this versatile plant into your spiritual and wellness practices. Continue reading Herbalism For Your Day: Periwinkle

By Katrina Rasbold

Tonka Beans (Dipteryx odorata), the aromatic seeds of the Dipteryx tree, are renowned for their sweet, vanilla-like scent and deep magical properties. Used in both magical and healing practices for centuries, Tonka Beans are symbols of luck, love, and protection. Their rich, warm fragrance makes them a favorite in rituals involving attraction, manifestation, and spiritual guidance, while their subtle energy brings both balance and soothing comfort.

In this blog post, we’ll dive into the magical and healing properties of Tonka Beans, exploring their history, folklore, and how to incorporate them into your magical and wellness practices. Continue reading Herbalism For Your Day: Tonka Beans

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Henbane (Hyoscyamus niger) is a plant steeped in history, magic, and lore. Often regarded as one of the infamous “witches’ herbs” due to its potent effects and associations with ancient magical practices, Henbane carries an aura of both power and danger. Though poisonous, Henbane has been used in small, controlled amounts for its medicinal and psychoactive properties, playing a significant role in both ancient healing and magical rituals.

In this blog post, we’ll explore the magical and healing properties of Henbane, along with the plant’s deep roots in folklore and witchcraft. While Henbane requires caution due to its toxicity, its rich magical history and transformative spiritual uses make it an herb worth understanding, especially for those working with protective, visionary, and transformative magic. Continue reading Herbalism For Your Day: Henbane

By Katrina Rasbold

The Magical and Healing Properties of Honeysuckle: The Herb of Sweetness and Protection

Honeysuckle (Lonicera) is a beloved plant known for its sweet fragrance and beautiful trumpet-shaped flowers. This enchanting herb has a rich history of use in both herbal medicine and magical practices, where it is celebrated for its healing, protective, and prosperity-attracting properties. In magic, Honeysuckle is often associated with love, psychic powers, protection, and abundance, while its healing properties make it a valuable tool in traditional herbalism for soothing inflammation and supporting the respiratory system.

In this blog post, we will explore the magical and healing properties of Honeysuckle and discover how you can incorporate this powerful and fragrant herb into your spiritual and wellness practices. Continue reading Herbalism For Your Day: Honeysuckle

By Katrina Rasbold

Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum), also known as thoroughwort, is a powerful herb with a long history of use in herbal medicine and magical practices. Traditionally used by Native Americans and early settlers for its potent healing properties, Boneset has been regarded as a staple in herbalism for treating fevers, colds, and flu. In magical circles, Boneset is valued for its protective energy, ability to banish negativity, and power to help in spiritual healing.

In this blog post, we’ll explore the magical and healing properties of Boneset, along with practical ways to incorporate this herb into your spiritual and herbal practices. Continue reading Herbalism For Your Day: Boneset

By Katrina Rasbold

Broom (Genista or Cytisus scoparius) is a plant that has been used for centuries in both magical and medicinal practices. With its bright yellow flowers and bushy form, Broom has a strong historical association with purification, protection, and banishing negativity. Known in folklore as a powerful cleansing tool, Broom is often linked with spiritual and magical practices that focus on removing stagnant energies and creating an environment of clarity and safety. Continue reading Herbalism For Your Day: Broom

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As the name implies, we use eyebright for “seeing” of all kinds, including divination and revelation of truths. It increases psychic sensitivity and encourages intuitive flow.

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One of the more unique attributes of mullein is that it is work to keep wild animals away from the wearer on hikes.  It instills courage and opens the heart to love.

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Cinnamon come from the bark of several different trees from the cinnamomum genus. It is one of the most stimulating herbs in common use and its versatility in bark and oil form makes it a fantastic and invigorating addition to incenses, teas, potions, and spellwork.

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The next several Herbalism For Your Day posts look like a walk through my tea cabinet and that is purely by coincidence, but here we go.

Hibiscus looks like it should be a poisonous plant with its brightly colored flowers and extremely proud and vital stamen and it is poisonous to cats.

Its power as an aphrodesiac is so intense that in some countries, women are forbidden from drinking the tea because certainly, we would not want a bunch of horned up women roaming the streets all hepped up on hibiscus tea. Continue reading Herbalism For Your Day: Hibiscus