Magickal Herbs
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These Book of Shadows pages of herbs and their magickal purposes are a rich resource for any magickal practitioner, no matter what level or type of magick you practice. They have been curated and researched over decades for my own magickal use and for this online tome. I'm honored to pass them on to you.
These pages are extensive. Because of that, you might find some herbs that don't yet have their own detailed page. Just know that they are being worked on and I appreciate your patience.
General Information on the Use of Magickal Herbs
Every herb, plant, food, and tree has its own energetic vibration that lends itself to certain outcomes when used with a catalyst, like a candle, sigil, mortar and pestle, or even a simple clear thought form. Although many herbs overlap in their energies, they will still have their subtle differences in how they feel.
A good example is how many magickal herbs can be used for the general purpose of "Protection." But they don't all necessarily give out the same kind of protection. Some are obvious, like "Protection against legal troubles," or "Protection from physical harm."
If it's clear what kind of protection a specific herb gives, it will be listed with the herb, but sometimes you'll need to look at the planetary and elemental associations in order to understand the herb's purpose in more depth.
If you're unfamiliar with planetary associations, click here.
If you're unfamiliar with elemental associations, you can find those by clicking here. (Both links will open a new tab so you won't lose this page.)
Pro tip: Herbs like to be stored in glass jars or wooden containers whenever possible. Touching them with plastic or metal is a bit insulting to them, so whenever possible, use a wooden, glass, or stone spoon specifically meant only for your herbs. Keep them out of direct sunlight because the Sun will 'burn' away the herb's energy. Placing them in a cupboard or set of drawers is the best practice.
Treat your herbs with respect, as if they are their own entity (because they are), and they will work magick with you.
How to Use This Page
Below you'll see two different ways that you can look up magickal herbs - alphabetically by name of course, but also by purpose.
You can incorporate herbs into your magick rituals:
- by using them to make purpose oils or herbal mixes,
- surrounding your ritual candle with them,
- placing them on top of an activated Sigil for that extra push,
- or even making a tea out of the herbs and plants that are ingest-able.
Beware of the herbs with their names in red. They are toxic and need to be used with extreme caution (or not used at all). Herbs with their names in Orange have parts of the plant that are poisonous.
Herbs Alphabetically by their Common Names
Below is an alphabetical list of some common (and uncommon) magickal herbs. Clicking a specific name will open a new tab with that herb's own page and information. (If a name is not clickable, it just means I'm still working on it.)
Common Magickal Intentions and Their Corresponding Herbs
Below is an alphabetical listing of common magickal purposes with a list of herbs that you can use to help your magick in that area. This list is very specific - for example, if you're looking for herbs that will assist you in your money magick, you can look below under "Abundance," "Business," "Money," "Prosperity," "Success," or "Wealth" and you'll find many herbs listed next to those purposes. Choose whichever is closest to the specific intention you are creating with your money magick.
The intentions listed below are for Ritual purposes only. For example, if an herb is listed under something like "Aphrodisiac," "Beauty," or "Weight Loss," I am referring the herb's use in magickal ritual only, not for skin care or dietary use. (Unless that is part of your ritual - then make sure the herb's use in that way is safe!)
Important Note: If the name of an herb is in red, it is highly toxic and should be handled with extreme care. Herbs with their names in Orange have parts of the plant that are poisonous.
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Abundance - Avocado
- Action -
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Ambition -
- Anger Relief - Loosestrife
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Animal
Magick - Burdock, Catnip, Chickweed, Civit, Coltsfoot, Cranesbill, Dogwood, Horehound, Lady's Mantle, Melilot, Mistletoe, Oregano, Plantain, Reed, Rose Geranium, Savory, Spearmint, Spikenard, Water Lily
- Anti-Aphrodisiac - Water Lily
- Anti-Theft - Aspen, Caraway, Cumin, Dogwood, Horehound, Mugwort, Vetivert
- Aphrodisiac - Ambergris, Civit, Cranesbill, Grains of Paradise, Lovage, Musk, Musk Root, Orchid, Parsley, Sasparilla, Savory, Saw Palmetto, Southernwood, Yohimbe
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Assertiveness - Dragon's Blood,
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Astral
Projection - Copal (Resin), Hellebore, Hellebore (Black)
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Attraction (between people) - Bachelor's Buttons, Deer's Tongue, Liverwort, Orris, Savory, Saw Palmetto
- Aura Cleansing - Basil, Hyssop, Rue
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Banishing
Negativity - Lavender, Sage, Sandalwood
- Banishing Spirits - Agrimony, Benzoin, Hellebore,
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Beauty (Physical) - Aloe, Avocado, Coconut, Flax Seed, Jasmine, Lady's Mantle, Linden, Maiden Hair Fern, Orchid
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Binding - Beech, Belladonna, Bind Weed, Cucumber, Honeysuckle, Horehound, Ivy, Knotgrass, Morning Glory, Scammony Root, Slippery Elm, Wood Betony
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Blessing - Acacia, Sea Salt
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Breaking
Bad Habits -
- Breaking Relationships - Menthol
- Brightening - Lily of the Valley, Melilot, Oregano, Spearmint
- Business Agreements - Locust
- Business Increase - Flag, Nasturtium
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Business
Success - Nasturtium, Solomon's Seal
- Calling Spirits - Acacia, Dandelion, Wormwood
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Celebration -
- Changing
Luck -
- Chastity - Camphor (Resin), Fleabane, Pineapple, Witch Hazel
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Clarity - Almond, Copal (Resin), Eyebright, Lavender, Mace
- Commanding - Bay, Beet (Red), Black Pepper, Buckeye, Calamus, Cassia, Catnip, Elderberry, Fennel, Fir Tree, Garlic, Ginseng, Hemlock (Plant), Jalap, Melilot, Menthol, Oak, Pepperweed, Safflower, Snake Root (Button), Spikenard, Tarragon, Woodruff, Yohimbe
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Communication - Lavender
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Compassion -
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Competition -
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Concentration - Copal (Resin), Lavender
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Confidence -
- Connecting with Spirit - Acacia, Lavender
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Connecting
with the Moon -
- Connector (General) - Anise Seed
- Consecration - Acacia, Lovage, Sea Salt, Wood Betony
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Contemplation - Lavender
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Courage - Angelica, Borage, Cranesbill, Dragon's Blood (Resin), Musk, Musk Root, Rose Geranium, Tea, Thyme, Tonka, Wahoo, Yarrow
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Creativity -
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Cutting
(to energetically cut something out of your life) - Dragon's Blood (Resin)
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Defense -
- Determination - Crabgrass, Plantain
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Discovering
Hidden Wisdom -
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Divination - Black Haw, Camphor (Resin), Dandelion, Elderberry, Fig, Golden Rod, Hibiscus, Jasmine, Jimson, Mugwort, Orris, Parsley, Reed, Safflower, Thyme, Willow, Yew
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Domestic
Harmony - Angelica, Lavender, Meadowsweet, Skullcap
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Drawing
down the Moon -
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Dream
Work - Adder's Tongue, Buchu, Catnip, Dandelion, Eyebright, Holly, Jimson, Lavender, Linden, Motherwort
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Earth Power - Dittany of Crete
- Eloquence - Aspen
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Emotional
Healing - Bittersweet, Witch Hazel, Yarrow
- Employment - Devil's Shoestring
- Enchantment - Sassafras
- Endings - Melilot, Pennyroyal, Quassia, Water Lily, Woodruff
- Energy Increase and Stimulation - Cassia, Cinnamon, Orange Peel
- Escape - Celandine
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Exorcism - Angelica, Arbutus, Asafoetida, Avens, Basil, Burdock, Cumin, Dragon's Blood (Resin), Foxglove, Frankincense (Resin), Hellebore, Male Fern, Nettle, Solomon's Seal, Yarrow
- Family -
- Femininity -
- Fertility - Acorn, Agaric, Almond, Banana, Bistort, Blueberry, Carrot, Cherry, Coconut, Fig, Geranium, Hawthorne, Hazel, Hemlock Tree, Karaya, Mace, May Apple, Motherwort, Mustard, Oak, Plantain, Pomegranate, Saw Palmetto, Spruce, Sunflower, Walnut, Wheat
- Fidelity - Adam and Eve Root, Adder's Tongue, Dogwood, Honeysuckle, Horehound, Lemongrass, Magnolia, Sandalwood (Red), Skullcap, Yerba Mate
- Financial Success - Solomon's Seal
- Finding Lost Items - Cowslip
- Finding Lost Pets -
- Focus -
- Forgiveness -
- Friends -
- Fun -
- Gain (All Types) - Blueberry
- Gambling Luck - Alkanet, Salep
- Garden Magick - Apple
- Gentleness - Lady's Mantle, Maidenhair Fern, Meadowsweet, Wisteria
- Government -
- Grounding -
- Growth - Lemongrass
- Happiness - Banyan, High John the Conqueror, Hyacinth, Lily of the Valley, Marjoram, Motherwort
- Harmony - Calamus, Cascarilla
- Healing - Adder's Tongue, Allspice, Althea, Amaranth, Anemone, Apple, Ash (Tree), Barley, Blackberry, Boneset, Buckeye, Burdock, Camphor (Resin), Carnation, Cowslip, Eucalyptus, Feverfew, Figwort, Fir Tree, Flax Seed, Gardenia, Garlic, Geranium, Ginseng, Golden Seal, Grass, Groundsel, Henna, Job's Tears, Juniper, Knotgrass, Life Everlasting, Linden, Mandrake, Marjoram, Nettle, Nutmeg, Onion, Pepper Tree, Peppermint, Pine, Potato, Rose, Rose Hips, Rue, St. John's Wort, Sunflower, Thyme, Tobacco, Violet, Walnut, Willow, Wintergreen, Witch Hazel, Yarrow, Yerba Santa
- Hex Breaking - Agrimony, Ague Root, Alyssum, Angelica, Bamboo, Bloodroot, Burdock, Chili Pepper, Cranesbill, Dragon's Blood (Resin), Galangal, Hydrangea, Jimson, Juniper, Lilac, Mimosa, Nettle, Oakmoss, Pepperweed, Rose Geranium, Safflower, Salep, Southernwood, Squill, St. John's Wort, Vetivert, Wahoo, Wintergreen, Yarrow
- Hex Breaking of Love Hexes - Lily, Lotus
- Hexing - Bleeding Heart (Love), Bayberry (Money), Chicory, Chili Pepper, Cigarette Ashes (Tobacco), Deer's Tongue, Hemlock (Plant), Low John, Mandrake, Mullein, Patchouli, Sandalwood (Red), Sassafras, Tobacco, Tonka, Wormwood
- Hidden Knowledge -
- Higher Learning -
- Home Matters - Melon (All Types)
- Hope - Lily of the Valley
- House Blessings -
- Hunting - Fuzzy Weed, Yellow Evening Primrose
- Image Magick - Cucumber, Fenugreek, Madder, Pea, Potato
- Immortality - Apple, Sage
- Independence -
- Influence -
- Innocence -
- Inspiration - Copal (Resin), Lavender
- Intellectual Pursuits - Lavender
- Intuition - Eyebright, Lavender
- Invisibility - Aconite, Amaranth, Chicory, Devil's Shoestring, Hazel, Hellebore, Hellebore (Black)
- Invocation of Spirits - Althea, Copal (Resin)
- Joy -
- Keeping Secrets - Caraway, Clary Sage, Crabgrass, Honeysuckle, Sarsaparilla, Tarragon
- Knowledge - Clary Sage, Solomon's Seal
- Learning - Betel, Lavender
- Legal Matters - Cascara Sagrada, Celandine, Lungwort, Mallow, Marigold, Scammony Root
- Lifting - Lemon Balm
- Longevity - Acorn, Eucalyptus, Lavender, Life Everlasting
- Love - Adam and Eve Root, Aloeswood, Apple, Apricot, Avens, Avocado, Barley, Basil, Beech, Beet (Red), Betony, Calamus, Caper, Cardamom, Catnip, Cherry, Clove, Copal (Resin), Coriander, Cowslip, Cubeb, Damiana, Elecampane, Fenugreek, Fig, Fuzzy Weed, Gardenia, Geranium, Ginger, Grains of Paradise, Hibiscus, Hyacinth, Jasmine, Lavender, Lemon Verbena, Linden, Liverwort, Lobelia, Lovage, Maiden Hair Fern, Marjoram, Meadowsweet, Mimosa, Mistletoe, Orchid, Orris, Pea, Pear, Primrose, Quassia, Rose, Rose Hips, Rue, Sandalwood (Red), Savory, Snake Root (Black), Strawberry, Sugar Cane, Tamarind, Tomato, Violet, Willow, Wisteria, Yarrow, Yerba Mate
- Loyalty -
- Luck - Acorn, Alkanet (for Gambling), Allspice, Almond, Aloe, Avocado, Bamboo, Banyan, Be Still, Benzoin, Bindweed, Bluebell, Cabbage, Chervil, Devil's Shoestring, Grains of Paradise, Hazel, Holly, Iceland Moss, Irish Moss, Jalap, Job's Tears, Kava Kava, Lavender, Linden, Lungwort, Mace, Meadowsweet, Mistletoe, Nutmeg, Orange Peel, Pineapple, Rose, Rose Hips, Salep, Scammony Root, Star Anise, Strawberry, Tonka, Wood Rose, Wood Sorrel
- Lust - Caper, Cardamom, Carrot, Cleery, Cyclamen, Hibiscus, Lemongrass, Orris, Pear, Sugar Cane
- Luxury -
- Male Rites - Cascarilla
- Manifestation - Dittany of Crete, Mastic (Resin), Myrrh (Resin), Patchouli
- Marriage - Adam and Eve Root, Bloodroot (protects marriage)
- Masculinity -
- Materialization - Dittany of Crete
- Meditation - Gotu Kola, Lavender
- Memory - Caraway, Lavender
- Modesty - Lady's Mantle
- Money - Acorn, Allspice, Almond, Banana, Bergamot, Bindweed, Buckeye, Cascara Sagrada, Cashew, Chamomile, Cherry, Clove, Comfrey, Fenugreek, Flag, Flax Seed, Frankincense (Resin), Fumitory, Ginger, Golden Rod, Golden Seal, Gorse, Grains of Paradise, High John the Conqueror, Honesty, Iceland Moss, Irish Moss, Jalap, Jasmine, Locust, Lovage, Mace, Marjoram, May Apple, Pea, Periwinkle, Pineapple, Salep, Scammony Root, Skullcap, Snake Root (Black), Snake Root (Button), Spearmint, Spikenard, Squill, Thyme, Tonka, Vervain, Vetivert, Wheat, Wintergreen
- Moon Magick - Gardenia
- Necromancy - Elderberry, Tobacco, Yew
- Nurturing -
- Opportunity -
- Organization -
- Overcome Opposition - Crabgrass, Wood Sorrel, Woodruff
- Partnership -
- Passion -
- Past Life Recall - Lilac
- Patience - Lavender
- Peace -Calamus, Catnip, Gardenia, Lavender, Locust, Loosestrife, Maiden Hair Fern, Morning Glory, Motherwort, Oregano, Pennyroyal, Rose, Skullcap, Violet
- Penetration (Energetic) - Menthol
- Persuasiveness -
- Physical and Emotional Healing -
- Positivity -
- Possibility - Acorn
- Potency - Banana, Caper
- Potential - Acorn
- Power - Ambergris (Spell Power), Bay, Beet (Red), Cinnamon, Civit (Spell Power), Damiana (Spell Power), Devil's Shoestring, Dittany of Crete (Earth Power), Dragon's Blood (Resin), Echinacea (Spell Power), Gentian, Ginger, Ginseng, High John the Conqueror, Lignam Aloes, Locust, Mastic (Resin), Menthol (Spell Power), Musk (Spell Power), Musk Root (Spell Power), Orange Peel, Sage, Vetivert (Spell Power), Yohimbe (Spell Power)
- Power Boost for Other Herbs - Dragon's Blood (Resin), Frankincense (Resin)
- Prophesy - Buchu, Marigold, Mimosa
- Prophetic Dreams - Adder's Tongue, Buchu
- Prosperity - Acorn, Alkanet, Almond, Ash (Tree), Banana, Clary Sage, Clover, Coconut, Columbine, Coriander, Crabgrass, Fern, Iceland Moss, Lemon Balm, Nutmeg, Oak, Orange Peel, Pomegranate, Spearmint, Tomato, Vervain, Wheat
- Protection - Acacia, Aconite, Acorn, African Violet, Agrimony, Ague Root, Aloe, Althea, Alyssum, Amaranth, Anemone, Angelica, Anise Seed, Arbutus, Asafoetida, Ash (Tree), Aspen, Bamboo, Barley, Basil, Bay, Bean, Betony, Bindweed, Blackberry, Bloodroot (Marriage Protection), Blueberry (Against Psychic Attack), Boneset, Broom, Burdock, Cactus, Caraway, Carnation, Carob (Health Protection), Cascara Sagrada, Castor, Cedar, Celandine, Chamomile, Cinquefoil, Clove, Clover, Comfrey (Travel Protection), Coriander, Cumin, Cyclamen, Devil's Shoestring, Dogwood, Elderberry, Elecampane, Eucalyptus, Fennel, Fern, Feverfew, Ficus, Figwort, Fir Tree, Flax Seed, Fleabane, Foxglove, Frankincense (Resin), Garlic, Geranium, Ginseng, Gorse, Gourd, Grass, Hawthorne, Hazel, Hemlock Tree, Holly, Horehound, Hyacinth, Irish Moss, Ivy, Jalap, Jimson, Juniper, Kava Kava, Lady's Slipper (Against Hexes and Evil), Larch (Against Fire), Lavender, Leek, Lemon Verbena, Lilac, Lily, Lily of the Valley, Locust, Loosestrife, Lotus, Lovage, Male Fern, Mandrake, Marigold, Marjoram, May Apple, Melilot, Melon (All Types of Melon), Mimosa, Mugwort, Mullein, Mustard, Myrrh (Resin), Nettle, Oak, Onion, Oregano, Orris, Papyrus, Pennyroyal, Peony, Pepper Tree, Periwinkle, Pilot Weed (Against Lightning), Pine, Potato, Primrose, Quassia, Rose, Rose Geranium, Rosemary, Sandalwood, Sandalwood (Red), Sarsaparilla, Solomon's Seal, Southernwood, Spikenard, Spruce, Squill, St. John's Wort, Turmeric, Vervain, Vetivert
- Psychic Power - Acacia, Althea, Ambergris, Anise Seed, Bistort, Borage, Buchu, Celery, Clary Sage, Cleery, Elecampane, Eyebright, Flax Seed, Gotu Cola, Lemongrass, Lilac, Mace, Mastic (Resin), Oakmoss, Parsley, Psyllium, Reed, Rose Hips, Safflower, Star Anise, Thyme, Uva Ursi, Yarrow, Yerba Santa
- Purification - Acacia, Adder's Tongue, Alkanet, Anise Seed, Asafoetida, Avens, Bay, Benzoin, Betony, Bloodroot, Broom, Camphor (Resin), Cedar, Chamomile, Copal (Resin), Fennel, Frankincense (Resin), Lavender, Lemon Verbena, Lemongrass, Pepper Tree, Peppermint, Sweetgrass, Thyme, Tobacco, Turmeric, Vervain
- Rain - Fern, Henbane, Irish Moss
- Regeneration - Larkspur
- Releasing - Bay (releasing old patterns), Pennyroyal, Quassia, Water Lily
- Remove Evil - Bittersweet
- Removing Negative Energy - Lavender
- Removing Unwanted Entities - Camphor (Resin)
- Renewal - Pomegranate, Spearmint, Water Lily
- Repelling - Honesty, Tomato (Repels Evil), Yellow Evening Primrose (Repels Snakes)
- Rest - Agrimony, Linden, Motherwort
- Retention - Coriander, Sarsaparilla
- Reuniting - Wood Betony
- Reversing - Agrimony, Cigarette Ashes (Tobacco)
- Riches - Male Fern, Tea
- Romance -
- Scare Evil Spirits - St. John's Wort
- Scrying -
- Self Care -
- Self Love -
- Self-Expression -
- Sex - Beet (Red), Black Snake Root, Cat Tail (Women's Sexuality, Sexual Problems), Chili Pepper, Cinnamon, Civit, Deer's Tongue (Same-Sex Love), Leek, Musk, Musk Root, Orris Root (Sexual Attraction), Pear, Pepperweed, Rose Geranium, Savory, Saw Palmetto, Strawberry (Sexual Enhancement), Yerba Mate, Yohimbe
- Silence -
- Sleep - Agrimony, Catnip, Jimson, Linden, Motherwort, Mugwort
- Spirit Calling - Wormwood
- Spirit Drawing - Acacia (Gum Arabic), Sweetgrass
- Spirituality - Acacia (Gum Arabic), African Violet, Aloeswood, Betel, Frankincense, Hyssop, Lotus, Mallow, Sage, Sandalwood
- Stability -
- Stops Gossip - Chickweed, Plantain, Rose Geranium, Slippery Elm
- Stops Storms - Lobelia
- Strength - Carnation, Hemlock Tree, Lemongrass, Oak, Tea
- Success - Bay, Buckeye, Clover, Frankincense, Ginger, High John the Conqueror, Nasturtium (Business), Salep, Solomon's Seal (Finance and Business), Wahoo
- Survival -
- Sympathetic Magick - Galangal
- Transformation -
- Travel, Long Distance -
- Travel Safety - Comfrey
- Travel, Short Distance - Lavender
- Treasure - Cowslip
- Truth - African Violet, Bluebell, Primrose, Violet
- Uncrossing - Ague Root, Lemon Verbena
- Understanding -
- Unity -
- Unlocking Secrets - Cowslip
- Victory -
- Virility - Cascarilla
- Visions - Angelica, Bodhi, Kava Kava
- Wand Creation - Ash Wood, Avocado Wood, Hazel
- Water Rites - Irish Moss, Reed
- Wealth - Basil, Blackberry, Honeysuckle
- Weather Magick - Black Haw, Reed
- Weddings - Honeysuckle, Lady's Mantle, Linden, Meadowsweet, Oregano
- Weight Reduction - Basil
- Will Power -
- Wind Magick - Broom
- Wisdom - Acorn, Almond, Bodhi, Chervil, Hazel, Lavender, Sage, Sunflower, Wisteria
- Wishes - Bamboo, Bedstraw, Dandelion, Grains of Paradise, Job's Tears, Sunflower, Walnut
- Youthfulness - Cowslip, Fern, Male Fern, Rosemary, Vervain
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