Ritual Resources: Appendix III
Herbs of the Gods and Goddesses
Herbs are a very direct way to connect to different divinities. You can use these energies in so many ways—gardens, potpourris, incenses, and teas. Always check with an herbalist or specialist before using them in anything you plan to ingest. Caution is always your best guide in herbology.
rAcacia: Buddha, Neith, and Osiris
rAconite: Hecate, and Medea (warning: toxic)
rAgave: Mayauel (Aztec goddess of birth and death)
rAll Heal: Hercules
rAnemone: Venus and Adonis
rAngelica: Archangel Michael and Atlantic
rAnise: Mercury and Apollo
rAzalea: Hecate
rBarley: Odin
rBasil: Lakshmi, Krishna, Vishnu, Erzulie (Haitian goddess of love)
rBelladonna: Bellona, Circe, Hecate, Atropos (the fate who cuts the thread) (warning: toxic)
rBenzoin: Venus and Nut (Egyptian vulture goddess and patroness of Thebes)
rBlackthorn: The Triple Goddess
rBroom: Blodeuwedd (Welsh goddess of spring)
rCatnip: Bast (Egyptian cat goddess) and Sekhmet (Egyptian lion-headed sun goddess)
rCentaury: Chiron
rChamomile: Karnaya
rColtsfoot: Epona
rCornflower: Flora
rCowslip: Freya
rCrocus: Venus
rDaffodil: Persephone
rDaisy: Artemis, Freya, Thor, Venue, and Zeus
rDandelion: Brigid
rDittany: Consus (Roman god of grain storage and council)
rElecampane: Helen
rEyebright: Euphrosyne (Greek goddess of mirth, one of the Charities)
rFennel: Adonis
rFenugreek: Apollo
rFerns: Kupala (Polish water and mother goddess of the summer solstice, herbs, trees, and sex)
rFlax: Hulda (Teutonic fertility goddess)
rGarlic: Mars and Hecate
rHawthorn: Hymen
rHeather: Venus and Isis
rHeliotrope: Apollo, Sol, Ra, and Helios
rHolly: Frau Holle (Scandinavian goddess of healing)
rHorehound: Horus
rHyacinth: Artemis, Apollo, and Hyacinthus
rIris: Isis, Hera, and Iris
rIvy: Dionysus, Osiris, Attis
rJasmine: Diana
rJimsonweed: Apollo, Kwawar (Great Spirit and Creator of the Gabrielino Indians)
rLady’s Mantle: Benevolent Virgin Mary
rLavender: Hecate, Hestia, and Cronos
rLeek: Thor and Jupiter
rLettuce: Adonis
rLily: Lilith, Ostara, Hera, and Astarte
rLotus: Kuan Yin, Lakshmi, Osiris, Tara, Buddha, Brahma, Isis, Horus, Mercury
rMaidenhair Fern: Venus, Dis, and Kupala
rMandrake: Hecate, Venus, Cronos, and Circe
rMarigold: Xochiquetzal (Aztec goddess of love, earth, flowers, dance, and games)
rMarjoram: Venus
rMeadowsweet: Blodeuwedd
rMints: Mintha, Hecate, and Dis (Norse god of the Disablot, a midwinter drinking festival)
rMistletoe: Zeus, Odin, Aeneas, and Balder
rMonkshood: Hecate, Cerberus (Hellhound of Greek Underworld) (warning: toxic)
rMoonwort: Selene, Thoth, Diana, Artemis
rMosses: Tapio (Finnish forest god)
rMotherwort: All mother goddesses
rMugwort: Artemis, Diana
rMulberry: Athena
rMullein: Odysseus and Circe
rNarcissus: Narcissus, Venus, Dis, Hades and Persephone
rOrchid: Bacchus and Orcus
rOrris root: Venus, Juno, Iris, Isis, and Osiris
rOsier: Hecate
rParsley: Venus, Persephone
rPennyroyal: Demeter
rPeppermint: Zeus
rPeriwinkle: Venus
rPlantain: Venus
rPoppy: Diana, Persephone, and Ceres
rPrimrose: Freya
rPurslane: Hermes
rRaspberry: Venus
rReeds: Pan, Inanna
rRose: Cupid, Venus, Demeter, Erato, Eros, Flora, Freya, Hathor, Holda, the Virgin Mary
rRue: Mars
rRush: Acis (Greek river deity)
rRye: Ceres
rSage: Consus and Zeus
rSandalwood: Venus
rSaxifrage: Kupala
rSolomon’s Seal: King Solomon
rStrawberry: Venus, Freya, Virgin Mary
rSugar Cane: Kama, Eros
rSunflower: Apollo, Demeter, Sol, Mary
rTansy: Ganymede (cupbearer of Zeus)
rTarragon: Lilith
rThistle: Thor
rTrefoil: Olwen
rVerbena: Diana
rVervain: Cerridwen, Demeter, Diana, Hermes, Isis, Thor, Mars, Jupiter, Juno, Hermes, Aradia (Italian goddess)
rViolet: Venus, Attis, Zeus and Io (Greek maiden and lover of Zeus)
rWater Lily: All water deities, Surya (Indian fire god and/or goddess)
rWood Sorrel: St. Patrick
rWormwood: Diana
rYarrow: Achilles, The Horned God
Visionary Incense
You can access your intuitive and imaginative capabilities with this powerful incense:
2 cups of ground chicory root
1 cup of ground cloves
2 cups of cinquefoil
Mix and burn the herbs in your fireplace of in your home shrine while concentrating on a question you have or before you embark on a vision quest. Meditate deeply, clearing your mind of all distractions, worries, and thoughts of daily life. The smoke from the incense will cleanse your speech and your thoughts. Answers will come.
The Language of Flowers
Here is what each of the following flowers means so that you can select the right flowers for your ritual.
A
Abatina: Fickleness
Acacia: Chaste love
Acacia, Pink: Elegance
Acacia, Yellow: Secret love
Acanthus: The fine arts, artifice
Achillea Millefolia: War
Aconite, Crowfoot: Lustre
Aconite, Wolfsbane: Misanthropy
Adonis: Sorrowful remembrance
African Marigold: Vulgar minds
Agnus Castus: Coldness
Agrimony: Thankfulness, gratitude
Almond: Stupidity, indiscretion
Almond, Flowering: Hope
Almond, Laurel: Perfidy
Allspice: Compassion
Aloe: Grief, affection
Althea Frutex: Persuasion
Alyssum, Sweet: Worth beyond beauty
Amaranth: Immortality, unfading love
Amaranth, Cockscomb: Foppery, affectation
Amaranth, Globe: Unchangeable
Amaryllis: Pride
Ambrosia: Love returned
American Elm: Patriotism
American Linden: Matrimony
B
Bachelor’s Buttons: Single blessedness
Balm: Sympathy
Balm, Gentle: Pleasantry
Balm of Gilead: Cure, relief
Balsam: Impatience
Balsam, Red: Touch me not, impatient resolve
Barberry: Sourness, sharpness, ill temper
Basil: Hatred
Bay Leaf: I change but in death
Bay Tree: Glory
Bay Wreath: Reward of merit
Bearded Crepis: Protection
Beech Tree: Prosperity
Bee Orchis: Industry
Bee Ophrys: Error
Begonia: Dark thoughts
Belladonna: Silence
Bell Flower, White: I declare against you
Betony: Surprise
Bilberry: Treachery
Bindweed, Great: Insinuation
Bindweed, Small: Humility
Birch: Meekness
Birdsfoot Trefoil: Revenge
Bitterweed, Nightshade: Truth
Black Poplar: Courage
C
Cabbage: Profit
Cacalia: Adulation
Calceolaria: Keep this for my sake
Calla Aethiopica: Magnificent beauty
Calycanthus: Benevolence
Camellia Japonica, White: Unpretending excellence
Chamomile: Energy in adversity
Campanula: Gratitude
Canariensis: Self-esteem
Canary Grass: Perseverance
Candytuft: Indifference
Canterbury Bell: Acknowledgement
Cardamine: Paternal error
Cardinal Flower: Distinction
Carnation, Red: Alas for my poor heart
Carnation, Striped: Refusal
Carnation, Yellow: Disdain
Catsus: Warmth
Catchfly: Snare
Catchfly, Red: Youthful love
Catchfly, White: Betrayal
Cedar: Strength
Cedar of Lebanon: Incorruptible
Cedar Leaf: I live for thee
Celandine: Joys to come
Centuary: Felicity
Cerebus, Creeping: Modest genius
Champignon: Suspicion
Crown, Imperial: Majesty, powerful
D, E
Daffodil: Regard
Daffodil, Great Yellow: Chivalry
Dahlia, Single: Good taste
Dahlia: Instability
Daisy, Double: Participation
Daisy, Garden: I share your sentiment
Daisy, One-Eyed: A token
Daisy, Party-colored: Beauty
Daisy, Red: Unconscious
Daisy, White: Innocent
Daisy, Wild: I will think of it
Dandelion: Oracle
Daphne Odora: Painting the lily
Darnel: Vice
Dead Leaves: Sadness
Dew Plant: A serenade
Diosma: Uselessness
Dittany of Crete: Birth
Dittany, White: Passion
Dock: Patience
Dodder of Thyme: Baseness
Dogsbane: Deceit, falsehood
Dogwood: Durability
Dragon Plant: Snare
Dragonwort: Horror
Dried Flax: Utility
Ebony Tree: Blackness
Eglantine or Sweet Briar: Poetry, I wound to heal
Elder: Zealousness
Elm: Dignity
Enchanter’s Nightshade: Fascination, witchcraft
Endive: Frugality
Eschscholtzia: Sweetness
Eupatorium: Delay
Evergreen: Poverty
Evergreen, Thorn: Solace in adversity
Everlasting Pea: Lasting pleasure, an appointed meeting
F, G
Fennel: Worthy of all praise
Fern, Flowering: Fascination
Fern: Sincerity
Ficoides, Ice Plant: Your looks freeze me
Fig: Argument
Fig, Marigold: Idleness
Fig Tree: Prolific
Flax: Fate, domestic industry, I feel your kindness
Flax-leaved Golden Locks: Tardiness
Fleur-de-lis: Flame
Fleur-de-Luce: Confidence in heaven
Flower-of-an-Hour: Delicate beauty
Fly Orchis: Error
Fly Trap: Deceit
Fools Parsley: Silliness
Forget-Me-Not: True love
Foxglove: Insincerity
Foxtail Grass: Sporting
French Honeysuckle: Rustic beauty
French Marigold: Jealousy
Frog Ophrys: Disgust
Fritillary, Checquered: Persecution
Fullers Teasel: Misanthropy, importunity
Fumitory: Spleen
Fuchsia, Scarlet: Taste
Furze or Gorse: Enduring affection
Garden Anemone: Forsaken
Garden Chervil: Sincerity
Garden Marigold: Uneasiness
Garden Ranunculus: You are rich in attractions
Garden Sage: Esteem
Garland of Roses: Reward of virtue
Gentian: You are unjust
Germander Speedwell: Facility
Geranium, Dark: Melancholy
Geranium, Ivy: Bridal favor
Geranium, Nutmeg: An expected meeting
Geranium, Oak-leaved: True friendship
Geranium, Pencil-leaved: Ingenuity
Geranium, Rose or Pink: Preference
Geranium, Scarlet: Comforting
Geranium, Silver-leaved: Recall
Geranium, Wild: Steadfast piety
Gillyflower: Lasting beauty
Gladiolus: Strength of character
Glory Flower: Glorious beauty
Gloxinia: A proud spirit
Goats Rue: Reason
H, I, J
Hand Flower Tree: Warming
Harebell: Submission, grief
Hawkweed: Quick-sightedness
Hawthorne: Hope
Hazel: Reconciliation
Heartsease or Pansy: You occupy my thoughts
Heath: Solitude
Helenium: Tears
Heliotrope: Devotion
Hellebore: Scandal, calumny
Hemlock: You will be my death
Hemp: Fate
Henbane: Imperfection
Hepatica: Confidence
Hibiscus: Delicate beauty
Holly: Foresight
Holly Herb: Enchantment
Hollyhock: Fecundity
Honesty: Honesty, sincerity
Honey Flower: Love sweet and secret
Honeysuckle: Bonds of love, sweetness of disposition
Honeysuckle, Coral: The color of my fate
Honeysuckle, French: Rustic beauty
Hop: Injustice
Hornbeam: Ornament
Hortensia: You are cold
Houseleek: Vivacity, domestic economy
Houstonia: Content
Hoya: Sculpture
Humble Plant: Despotism
Hyacinth: Sport, game, play
Hyacinth, Blue: Constancy
Hyacinth, Purple: Sorrow
Hyacinth, White: Unobtrusiveness, loveliness
Hydrangea: A boaster, heartlessness
Hyssop: Cleanliness
Iceland Moss: Health
Ice Plant: Your looks freeze me
Imperial Montaque: Power
Indian Cress: Warlike trophy
Indian Pink, Double: Always lovely
Indian Plum: Privation
Iris: Message
Iris, German: Flame
Ivy: Friendship, fidelity
Ivy, Sprig of with tendrils: Assiduous to please
Jacobs Ladder: Come down
Japan Rose: Beauty is your only attraction
Jasmine, Cape: Transport of joy
Jasmine, Carolina: Separation
Jasmine, Indian: Attachment
Jasmine, Spanish: Sensuality
Jasmine, Yellow: Grace and elegance
Jasmine, White: Amiability
Jonquil: I desire a return of affection
Judas Tree: Unbelief, betrayal
Justicia: The perfection of female loveliness
K, L
Kennedya: Mental beauty
King-Cups: Desire of riches
Laburnum: Forsaken, pensive beauty
Lady’s Slipper: Capricious beauty
Lagerstromia, Indian: Eloquence
Lantana: Rigor
Larch: Audacity, boldness
Larkspur: Lightness, levity
Larkspur, Pink: Fickleness
Larkspur, Purple: Haughtiness
Laurel: Glory
Laurel, Common in the flower: Perfidy
Laurel, Ground: Perseverance
Laurel, Mountain: Ambition
Laurestina: A token
Lavender: Distrust
Leaves, Dead: Melancholy
Lemon: Zest
Lemon Blossoms: Fidelity in love
Lent Lilly: Sweet disposition
Lettuce: Cold-heartedness
Lichen: Dejection, solitude
Lilac, Field: Humility
Lilac, Purple: First emotions of love
Lilac, White: Youthful innocence
Lily, Day: Coquetry
Lily, Yellow: Falsehood, gaiety
Lilly of the Valley: Return of happiness
Linden or Lime Tree: Conjugal love
Lint: I feel my obligation
Liquorice, Wild: I declare against you
Live Oak: Liberty
Liverwort: Confidence
Lobelia: Malevolence
Locust Tree: Elegance
Locust Tree, Green: Affection beyond the grave
London Pride: Frivolity
Lote Tree: Concord
Lotus: Eloquence
Lotus Flower: Estranged love
Lotus Leaf: Recantation
Love-in-a-Mist: Perplexity
Love-Lies-Bleeding: Hopeless, not heartless
Lucerne: Life
Lupin: Voraciousness
M, N, O
Madder: Calumny
Magnolia: Love of nature
Magnolia, Laurel-leaved: Dignity
Magnolia, Swamp: Perseverance
Mallow: Mildness
Mallow, Marsh: Beneficence
Mallow, Syrian: Consumed by love
Mallow, Venetian: Delicate beauty
Manchineel Tree: Falsehood
Mandrake: Horror
Maple: Reserve
Marigold: Grief, despair
Marigold, African: Vulgar minds
Marigold, French: Jealousy
Marigold, Prophetic: Prediction
Marjoram: Blushes
Marvel of Peru: Timidity
Meadow Lychnis: Wit
Meadow Saffron: My best days are past
Meadowsweet: Uselessness
Mercury: Goodness
Mesembryanthemum: Idleness
Mezereon: Desire to please
Michaelmas Daisy: Afterthought
Mignonette: Your qualities surpass your charms
Milfoil: War
Milkvetch: Your presence softens my pains
Milkwort: Hermitage
Mimosa, Sensitive Plant: Sensitiveness
Mint: Virtue
Mistletoe: I surmount difficulties
Narcissus: Egotism
Narcissus, Double: Female ambition
Nasturtium: Patriotism
Nemophila: I forgive you
Nettle, Common Stinging: You are cruel
Nettle, Burning: Slander
Night-blooming Cereus: Transient beauty
Night Convolvulus: Night
Nightshade: Falsehood
Oak Leaves: Bravery
Oak Tree: Hospitality
Oats: The witching soul of music
Oleander: Beware
Olive: Peace
Orange Blossoms: Bridal festivities, your purity equals your loveliness
Orange Flowers: Chastity
Orange Tree: Generosity
Orchid: A belle
Osier: Frankness
Osmunda: Dreams
Ox Eye: Patience
P, Q, R
Palm: Victory
Pansy: Thoughts
Parsley: Festivity
Pasque Flower: You have no claims
Patience Dock: Patience
Passion Flower: Religious superstition
Pea, Everlasting: An appointed meeting, lasting pleasure
Pea, Sweet: Departure, lasting pleasures
Peach: Your qualities like your charms are unequalled
Peach Blossom: I am your captive
Quaking Grass: Agitation
Quamoclit: Busybody
Queen’s Rocket: You are the Queen of Coquettes, passion
Quince: Temptation
Ragged Robin: Wit
Ranunculus: You are radiant with charms
Ranunculus, Garden: You are rich in all relations
Ranunculus, Wild: Ingratitude
Raspberry: Remorse
Rye Grass, Darnel: Vice
Red Catchfly: Youthful love
Reed: Complaisance, music
Reed, Split: Indiscretion
Rhododendron, Rosebay: Danger, beware
Rhubarb: Advice
Rocket: Rivalry
S
Saffron: Beware of success
Saffron, Crocus: Mirth
Saffron, Meadow: My happiest days are past
Sage: Domestic virtue
Sage, Garden: Esteem
Sainfoin: Agitation
Saint John’s Wort: Animosity
Salvia, Blue: I think of you
Salvia, Red: Forever thine
Saxifrage, Mossy: Affection
Scabicus: Unfortunate love
Scarlet Lychnis: Sunbeaming eyes
Schinus: Religious enthusiasm
Scilla, Blue: Forgive and forget
Scilla, Sibirica: Pleasure without alloy
Scilla, White: Sweet innocence
Scotch, Fir: Elevation
Sensitive Plant: Sensibility
Shamrock: Light-heartedness
Snakesfoot: Horror
Snowball: Bound
Snowdragon: Presumption
Snowdrop: Hope
Sorrel: Affection
Sorrel, Wild: Wit, ill-timed
Sorrel, Wood: Joy
Stephanotis: You can boast too much
Stock, Ten Week: Promptness
Stonecrop: Tranquility
Straw, Broken: Rupture of a contract
Straw, Whole: Union
Strawberry Blossom: Foresight
Strawberry Tree: Esteem, not love
Sumach, Venice: Splendor
Sunflower, Dwarf: Adoration
Sunflower, Tall: Haughtiness
T
Tamarisk: Crime
Tansy, Wild: I declare war against you
Teasel: Misanthropy
Tendrils of Climbing Plants: Ties
Thistle, Common: Austerity
Thistle, Scotch: Retaliation
Thorn, Apple: Deceitful, charms
Thorns, Branch of: Severity
Thrift: Sympathy
Throatwort: Neglected beauty
Thyme: Activity
Tiger Flower: For once may pride befriend me
Traveler’s Joy: Safety
Tree of Life: Old age
Trefoil: Revenge
Tremella: Resistance
Trillium Pictum: Modest beauty
Truffle: Surprise
Tulip, Red: Declaration of love
Tulip, Variegated: Beautiful eyes
Tulip, Yellow: Hopeless love
Turnip: Charity
Tussilago, Sweet-scented: Justice shall be done you
V, W
Valerian: An accommodating disposition
Valerian, Greek: Rupture
Venus’ Car: Fly with me
Venus’ Looking Glass: Flattery
Venus Trap: Deceit
Verbena, Scarlet: Sensibility
Verbena, White: Pure and guileless
Vernal Grass: Poor, but happy
Veronica: Fidelity
Vervain: Enchantment
Vine: Intoxication
Violet, Blue: Faithfulness
Violet, Dame: Watchfulness
Violet, Sweet: Modesty
Violet, Yellow: Rural happiness
Virginia Creeper: Ever changing
Virgin’s Bower: Filial love
Volkmannia: May you be happy
Walnut: Intellect, stratagem
Wallflower: Fidelity in adversity
Water Lily: Purity of heart
Watermelon: Bulkiness
Wax Plant: Susceptibility
Weigela: Accept a faithful heart
Wheat Stalk: Riches
Whin: Anger
White Jasmine: Amiability
White Lily: Purity and modesty
White Mullein: Good nature
White Oak: Independent
Whortleberry: Treason
Willow, Creeping: Love forsaken
Willow, Water: Freedom
Willow, Weeping: Mourning
Willow, Herb: Pretension
Willow, French: Bravery, humanity
Wisteria: I cling to thee
Witch Hazel: A spell
Woodbine: Fraternal love
X, Y, Z
Xanthium: Rudeness, pertinacity
Xeranthemum: Cheerfulness under adversity
Yew: Sorrow
Zephyr Flower: Expectation
Zinnia: Thoughts of absent friends