A collection of information on various magical & medicinal herbs based on my personal Book of Shadows.
Each entry includes original artwork, folklore, a small growing guide, spell suggestions & recipes. Included are mint, lavender, basil, mugwort...
Rosemary replenishes energy and the spirit. It's said to help keep you young. This is particularly true for women. Rosemary is a woman's plant; it feeds it's guardian witch willingly. She will thrive as her rosemary does.
Cleansing and protective properties. Helps to focus energy and help you to think clearly. The wood and twigs can be used for wands and charms. Rosemary and rainwater can be used to break a curse.
Rosemary is one of my favorites for kitchen magic. You can eat it fresh or cooked. And it helps extend the shelf life of food.
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Grow it:
Rosemary is very easy to grow and a great addition to any magical garden. An established plant can be pruned often and is extremely hardy. It loves the sun and is drought resistant. Though it does well in containers, rosemary quickly gets large.
Rosemary is a good companion to grow with sage.
It can be tricky to grow from seed because it has a low germination rate though it is possible if you're patient. It's much easier to grow from cuttings taken from an established plant. Rosemary cuttings take longer to become established than plants like basil or mint. This is because of rosemary's woody stem.
Take a single stem and strip the leaves, leaving the top four. Place the stem in a container of water and make sure the leaves stay dry. Leave the container in a sunny spot and in a few days you should see little white tendrils of the new roots beginning to grow. In a week or so, these roots will be a couple inches long and ready for planting!
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Use it:
Rosemary is known to stimulate the memory. There have even been studies on it! Carrying it will enhance your memory, but also others memory of you. Using a sprig as a bookmark will help you retain information while studying. Can be used in dream work to help remember dreams more clearly.
One of the best ways to unlock rosemary's magic is by smudging. It helps to purify the air and is one of my favorites to use alongside sage. You can put your harvest to work as smudge sticks too.
To create your own smudge stick, start by tying the stems of your herbs together and wrapping tightly downwards. I prefer to use a natural, undyed cord. When you reach the end, wrap back toward the other end. Criss-cross your string as you wrap back the other way. Then just tie it off at the end. I like to dry the new smudge stick in the oven to speed up the drying time.
Rosemary is easily dried in the oven at a low setting (170 F) for about an hour. It also dries beautifully in bunches and makes for some lovely witchy decor.
It is traditionally woven into wreaths for protection. Or used at weddings and handfastings as crowns for the couple as a symbol of fidelity. It's also used during the Yuletide with other evergreens as altar decorations.
An herbal bath with rosemary sprigs or even essential oils has many beneficial magical and medicinal effects. A few sprigs of thyme, rosemary, and lavender eases joint pain and body aches. Lemongrass and rosemary can aid in circulation. Rosemary, mint, and lemon balm can replenish the spirit and repair auras.
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