#metaphysicalstudies

I use these more or less on the daily

Allspice: promotes healing, also attracts luck or money

Anise: help sleeping, no nightmares, protect against evil and protection in meditation

Basil: courage, protection, monetary success

Bay leaves: promotes healing, gain protection, instill strength

Cactus: maternal care, passion, endurance, strength/emotional strength

Caraway seeds: protect against negativity and strengthen memory

Chamomile: help induce sleep, combat curses and spells, aids in good health

Chives: courage, dispel disease and negative entities

Cinnamon stick: aids in healing, raises high spiritual vibrations

Clove: drive away negative/hostile forces, purify the area, produce spiritual vibrations

Earl Grey: bring clarity, bring good working to a space, attain courage and bring strength

Forget-Me-Not: love, remembrance, memory

Lavender: attracts love, induces sleep, bring peace/harmony, promotes happiness and protection

Lemon peel: attracts blessings and luck, attain success

Marigold: passion, creativity (also a natural pesticide)

Mint: fertility, happiness, protection

Nettle: promotes healing, protection, keep out evil

Orange peel: attract love, attain prosperity, attract good fortune

Peppercorn: protection, dispels evil especially when paired with salt

Peppermint: promotes healing, induces sleep

Raspberry leaves: gain protection (raspberry tea is phenomenal for menstrual and muscle cramps)

Rose hips: “love attracting beads”, promotes healing, obtain luck

Rosemary: gain of healing and protection, induce sleep, rid of negativity, drive away nightmares, aid in knowledge gain, and strengthen mental power

Sage: promotes wisdom, gain protection

Sea salt: purification, grounding, release emotional attachments, psychic protection, aids in healing

Spearmint: increases and sharpens mental powers, protection during sleep

Sunflower: sign of adoration, affection

Thyme: attracts good health, purifies space, gives courage and energy, aids in restful sleep

Amazonite communication, enhance intuition, creativity, insight on truth

Amethyst calming, anxiety buster, emotional balance and healing

Amber soothing, clarity of wisdom/thought, manifest clear desires, energizing

Azurite

Blue Apatite personal growth, help achieve goals, clear confusion/negativity

Bird’s Eye Rhyolite spiritual connection booster, self recognition and support

Calcite energy magnifier, amplifies inner peace, learning abilities, and centering

Calcium Feldspar boosts eagerness to learn, flexibility, promotes wellbeing

Chrysocolla communication, expression, empowerment, aids in teaching abilities

Cobalt removes self admitted limitations, mood lifter, boosts grace and peace

Desert Jasper protection, balance, nurturing, aids the nurturer

Diopside loads of creativity, aids in analysis and learning, especially logic based

Feldspar self esteem helper, actualization of goals

Girasol Opal emotions, visualizing, arts, and imagination boost, dream aid

Green Opal unburdens the heart, assists relationships, energy replenisher

Hematite grounding, stress relief, protection

Labradorite meditation aid, abilities booster, powerful protector

Lapis Lazuli symbol of truth and honor, spiritual devotion and vision

Moss Agate refreshes the soul, connects self to the environment, beauty boost

Pyrite strong shielding, protection, promotes good physical health

Quartz clarity, dispels negativity, purifying in all ways, protective

Red Jasper well being boost, grounding, fights anxiety, grounding

Rose Quartz love, compassion, empathy,

Sapphire wisdom, prophecy aid, boosts Divine favor

Selenite good luck, clearing, boosts vibrations of spiritual work

Smoky Quartz protective, grounding, transforms negative energy into positive

Snowflake Obsidian purity, balance between mind, body, and spirit

Tektite energy booster, strengthen aura and energy work, allows deeper insight

Tiger’s Eye inner power, combats depression, boosts practicality and integrity

“Roodmas” or “May Day” means “Fire of Bel” 

That refers to the sun god Belinos. This celebrates the start of summer (umm.. Potsdam, can you catch the memo, please?), plants, and feasts. Celebration included “a-maying”: dancing around, wandering, and partying in the woods at night. Unabashed sexuality was encouraged as married couples, with their own set of rules, could remove their wedding rings this night. This is a holiday about falling in love, desire, vitality, and passion.

One of the most magickal things about Beltane is the May morning water. Dew, stream, and river water collected the dawn of May 1 has potent abilities for natural beauty and health and was to be consumed or bathed in.

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