So I’m starting a new thing where I post “Something- a Day” For the beginning it will be Flowers and their meanings for florists, wiccans and others of the sort.
Today we will be looking at, Lavender
Lavender (Lavandula Officinalis) (Wiccan)
“Lavender is another common herb that is cultivated in many gardens. It has a beautiful flower with a very pleasant, relaxing fragrance. Lavender is popular for a few reasons. it has many health, healing and spiritual uses, and it can be used in incense, oil, food and tea. Place a few drops of diluted lavender essential oil on your temples and at the base of your neck to relieve a headache or migraine. The plant’s essential oils can also be used to help heal acne or troubled skin, but the most common healing property of lavender is that it fights fatigue. Spiritually and magickally, lavender is used in many different ways. Sleep and healing spells commonly call for lavender. It is also used to promote peace and love. There are stories about lavender being associated with longevity. Finally, the plant is also associated with protection and cleansing. Note that certain sedatives or sedative antidepressants may interact with lavender and cause overdrowsiness; discuss with your medical practitioner before using lavender if taking any of these drugs” -The Good Witch’s Guide by Shawn Robbins and Charity Bedell
“Essential Oil- Relieves stress and anxiety, promotes restful sleep, uplifts mood, balances mood swings, vapours help with breathing, improves digestion, naturally disinfects, breaks up congestion.” - The Good Witches Guide by Shawn Robbins and Charity Bedell
“Spiritual Meaning- Health, love, celibacy, conscious mind.” - The Good Witches Guide by Shawn Robbins and Charity Bedell
“Tea’s- Relieves Anxiety, headaches, tension, stress, indigestion, irritable bowel syndrome; antibacterial; antiseptic; disinfectant (may cause drowsiness, avoid if on sedatives)” - The Good Witches Guide by Shawn Robbins and Charity Bedell
“Magickal Tea’s- Love, protection, purification, happiness, peace healing, meditation, psychic abilities (may cause drowsiness, avoid if on sedatives)” - The Good Witches Guide by Shawn Robbins and Charity Bedell
Lavender-Mistrust (florist)
“In summer, lavender is utterly enchanting: a haze of purple shimmering in the heat, bees in a frenzy to partake of its sweet delights before the sun goes down; it is a glorious vision not to be missed. But centuries ago, when it grew only in hot climes, it was the belief of those countries that the asp made lavender its place of abode. For this reason the plant would be approached with great caution, and therefore assigned the emblem ‘mistrust’. Since earliest times, lavender has been put to use as a disperser of sweet scent around the house. The Romans added it to their baths for its sharp, clean fragrance, and the plant’s botanical name Lavandula, is derived from the Latin lavare, meaning ‘to wash’. The Victorians considered it an old-fashioned flower, but nevertheless a deserving favourite and quite indispensable. It could be purchased very easily, from lavender sellers or from the ordinary flower-girl, but was rarely bought as an addition to a bouquet or for display around the house, perhaps because its meaning is such a negative one. Instead, conscientious house-wives would place bundles of lavender in drawers or behind books; young girls would slip some amongst the folds of their bridal trousseau. The dried flowers, sewn into bags of pink or violet net and tied with a velvet ribbon, could be given to a niece or goddaughter, and ladies would tuck small sachets of it into their corsets as a deodorant. Yardley’s or Perk’s lavender water splashed on to a handkerchief soothed a fevered brow, and lavender burned in the sickroom removed stale air.” -The Language of Flowers by Mandy Kirkby
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