Faery Herbs and their Charms

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Faery Herbs and their Charms

Elderberry

Used to make Faery wine, these berries can be burned on a fire to invite the Good Folk to a gathering. Make a homemade brew of Elderberry Wine and you are sure to have some thirsty visitors. It is said that if a human drinks the wine, she will be able to see the Faery. If a human should drink Elderberry wine from the same goblet as a Faery being, he will be able to see them forever after.



Elecampagne

Also known as Elfswort. This root can be scattered around the home to attract the Sidhe. It can be added to any magick or spell to invoke

Faery blessing.



Foxglove

The source of the modern heart drug Digitalis, Foxglove can have

seriously dangerous results if taken internally. DO NOT INGEST!!

Instead, plant Foxglove near your front door to invite the Faery in. Put a dried sprig of Foxglove in a talisman to keep you surrounded in Faery light.



Heather

Heather is said to ignite faery passions and open portals between their world and our own. Make an offering of Heather on "Beltane" eve to attract good fae to your garden



Lilac

The sweet scent is said to draw Fae spirits to your garden. Lilac and

primroses for midsummer's eve, will please the Fae.



Mistletoe

The most sacred herb of the Druids. Mistletoe is a magickal activator. In Faery spells, use a dash of Mistletoe taken on Summer Solstice to empower your workings with Faery magick.



Milkweed

Both Monarch butterflies and fairies like milkweed. If Milkweed is

planted in a Witches garden, the fey will always be in the area. The

silky tassels of the Milkweed pods can be added to a dream pillow to not only make it softer but also to make you dream of fairies. In the Autumn when the pods are bursting and the fluffy seeds are flying across the fields, a wish is granted for each seed that can be caught and then released again.



Peony

Peony seeds were once used to protect children from faeries. A garland of the seeds were placed around the child's neck to keep them safe from kidnapping. In this day and age, with faery contact so drastically diminished, I doubt that anyone would want to don this faery banishing herb unless they were living smack dab in the middle of a circle of crazed Fae!!



Poppies

Said to invoke the faery into your dreams Make a dream pillow of fresh poppies to entice the fae to your dreams.



Primrose

When planted in a garden or hung dried on the front door, primroses will attract the company of Faeries. If you have them growing under your care, do not let them die! The Faery will be deeply offended by your carelessness. Primroses are great in container gardens. Tie a pink ribbon around your container of Primroses while chanting;



"Sacred roses, hear my cry for your protection, this I tie"



Roses

Roses attract the Faery to a garden. Their sweet scent will lure

elemental spirits to take up residence close by. Roses can be used in Faery love spells. When performing the spell, sprinkle rose petals under your feet and dance softly upon them while asking the Faery for their blessing on your magick. Roses are loved by the fey so you can plant Roses in your garden to attract fairies. Wild Roses are best for this purpose and you need to say the following spell as you plant your baby Rose bush:



"I ask a fairy from the wild,

To come and tend this wee rose-child.

A babe of air she thrives today,

Root her soul in the Goddesses' good clay.



Fairies make this twig your bower,

By your magic shall time see her flower!"



Thyme

Wearing thyme will increase your ability to see the Sidhe. Sprinkle it

at the base of your door, and on window sills to invite the Faery to enter your home.

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Faery Herbs

ALDER
Charm against evil fairies.

ASH
Placing ash berries in a cradle prevents the child from being traded
for a changeling.

BIRCH
"On a switch of birch was written the first Ogham inscription in
Ireland, namely seven B's, as a warning to Lug son of Ethliu, to wit,
'Thy wife will be seven times carried away from you into fairyland or
elsewhere, unless birch be her overseer." - Robert Graves, The White
Goddess

BLACKBERRY
It was taboo to eat blackberries in Celtic countries à cause des
feés, because of the fairies.

BLACKTHORN
Held sacred by fairies. The Luantishees are blackthorn fairies.

BLUEBELL
Fields of bluebells are dangerously enchanted by fairies, who are
called to their midnight dances and revels by the sound of bluebells
ringing.

CLOVER
A four-leaf clover can break fairy spells. Wearing a four-leaf
clover in your hat gives you the power to see invisible fairies.

COWSLIP
DOGWOOD
Pixy Pears is one name for the tree's fruit.

ELDER
It was a British belief that placing a child in an elder-wood cradle
could cause it to be pinched black and blue by fairies.

FAIRY FLOWERS
FERN
Ferns are favored by pixies, who can sometimes be found near them.

FLAX
Purging Flax is also called Fairy Flax.

FOXGLOVE
GRASS
Small fairies ride bundles of grass as horses.

MUSHROOMS and TOADSTOOLS - FAIRY CIRCLES
OAK
In British folklore ancient, hollow trees (called bull oaks in
England, bell oaks in Scotland and Ireland) are trees that stood in
old
sacred groves. They were often believed to be the home of spirits,
elves, fairies or demons. You were supposed to turn your coat or
cloak
inside-out to neutralize their magic:
"Turn your clokes
For fairy folks
Are in old oakes."

PEAR
Japanese pears are called Fairies' Fire in the Language of Flowers.

PRIMROSE
RAGWORT
Ragwort stems are used as horses by tine fairies.

ST. JOHN'S WORT
THISTLES
Pixies' Gloves is another name for thistles.

WILLOW:
The wind in the willows is the whisperings of a fairy in the ear of
a poet.