St John’s Wort

Description

St John’s Wort

Hypericum perforatum

Size: 1 ounce

Planet: Sun

Astrological Sign: Leo

Magickal Element: Fire

Gender: Male

Some Additional, Folk Names: Klamath Weed, Sol Terrestis, Goat Weed, Fuga Daemonum, Scare Devil, Amber, Tipton Weed

Uses for St John’s Wort

St John’s Wort is among the top choices for solar magick (see also Rosemary) and it makes excellent oils and tinctures. It finds uses in spells of love and brings happiness of both the romantic variety and in general, buoyancy of mood. Latin name of Hypericum perforatum, you will see it in various places, listed as a natural antidepressant. Some consult with your physician is appropriate before relying on it in combination with any other drugs, since Hypericum may interact with MAOI drugs.

St John’s Wort has a reputation for keeping away any hostile magicks and the unpleasant variety of faries, the nasty ones. It makes an excellent amulet for protection and as a floor wash, to expel evil from the home. It banishes both spells of evil and evil Spirits and invites the bright, happy energies of the Sun, wherever it goes. In days of old, the physician would use it both for curing moods and as a wash for antiseptic qualities.

An awesome choice for a solar Deity, like as Helios or a Spirit of the Sun, such as Sorath.

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Certified Organic

Use organic ingredients in your conjure operations and it makes your work pure, closer to the source. Next best thing to harvesting these herbs or going out to dig roots yourself. Going organic puts you deeper in tune with Earth and… no hazardous pesticides or toxic fertilizers to deal with.

The herbs, roots and other, materia magica here are organic and many are wild-harvested. They’re great for your spell work and additionally, they’re purer, pulled straight from Mother Earth. Many of them are ideal to use in homeopathic medicines and the spices are great for general cooking! Please read the descriptions carefully and do outside research.

Consult your physician before you ingest any new herbs and test them out by using just a small amount. Some people have allergies and since even 100% organic substances may aggravate, consult your physician first. Something can be completely harmless for one person but it might cause someone else problems. Everyone has a different system and some people may just need to use caution when trying something new.