Miscellany
This chapter has listings of nuts, herbs, fruits, and vegetables for you to use in your own spells, rituals, and magical formulas. There are different listings for astrological and planetary herbs as well as herbs grouped by the elements. Every herb listed can be purchased at a supermarket.
Astrological Herbs
These are herbs that are attuned to the different signs of the zodiac. Some herbs have more than one listing, as some signs have more than one ruler.
Aries
Allspice, cloves, fennel seed, peppermint
Taurus
Apple, cardamom, thyme, vanilla
Gemini
Almond, anise, dill, lemongrass, parsley
Cancer
Coconut, lemon, cucumber seeds or peel
Leo
Cinnamon, nutmeg, orange, rosemary
Virgo
Almond, lemon or chocolate mint, dill, fennel seed
Libra
Apple, marjoram/oregano, spearmint, thyme, vanilla
Scorpio
Allspice, basil, cloves, cumin, ginger
Sagittarius
Nutmeg, orange, sage
Capricorn
Sage, black cherry, beet greens
Aquarius
Almond, mace, mint (all types)
Pisces
Anise, catnip, cloves, lemon
Planetary Herbs
These herbs are listed according to their planetary associations. Again, some herbs have more than one listing, as originally Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto were unknown and the magical lore surrounding these heavenly bodies is still being gathered.
Moon
Aloe, cabbage, coconut, cucumber, gourd, grape, lemon, lettuce, mushroom, papaya, peas, peach, pear, poppy seed, potato, turnip
Sun
Bay, cashew, chamomile, chicory, cinnamon, ginseng, hazel nuts, olive, orange, pineapple, rice, rosemary, saffron, sesame, sunflower, tangerine, tea, walnut
Mercury
Almond, bean, brazil nut, caraway, celery, dill, fennel, hazel nuts, lemongrass, mace, marjoram, parsley, pecan, peppermint, pistachio, pomegranate, summer savory
Venus
Alfalfa, apple, apricot, avocado, banana, barley, blackberry, buckwheat, cardamom, cherry, corn, huckleberry, raspberry, spearmint, thyme, vanilla
Mars
Allspice, basil, carrot, chili peppers, coriander, cumin, garlic, ginger, horseradish, leek, mustard, onion, peppermint, radish
Jupiter
Anise, chestnut, clove, fig, maple syrup, nutmeg, sage
Saturn
Beet, black cherry, grapefruit, lettuce, plum, quince, sage
Uranus
Guarana, peppermint
Neptune
Poppy seed, coffee, chamomile
Pluto
Black cohosh, blue cohosh, rye, wild mint
Elemental Grains, Herbs, and Spices
Here are the elemental correspondences for various grains, herbs, and spices.
Fire
Allspice, basil, bay, carrot, cashew, celery, chili peppers, cinnamon, clove, coriander, cumin, curry, dill, fig, flax, fennel, garlic, ginger, ginseng, leek,nutmeg, olive, onion, orange, peppermint, pineapple, pomegranate, radish, rosemary, sesame, shallot, sunflower, tangerine, tea, walnut
Water
Aloe, apple, apricot, avocado, banana, blackberry, cabbage, cardamom, chamomile, cherry, coconut, cucumber, gourds, grape, huckleberry, lemon, lettuce, papaya, passion flower, peach, pear, persimmon, plum, raspberry, spearmint, strawberry, sugar, thyme, tomato, vanilla bean
Air
Almond, anise, bean, brazil nut, caraway, chicory, endive, hazelnut, lemongrass, mace, maple, marjoram, parsley, pecan, pistachio, rice, sage, summer savory
Earth
Alfalfa, barley, beet, buckwheat, corn, oat, peas, potato, quince, rhubarb, rye, turnip, wheat