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This
information was taken from the book "The Complete Book of Incense,
Oils & Brews" by Scott Cunningham. I own this book, and highly
recommend it for recipes to get you started. Please remember that many
herbs are poisonous, so unless you know something to be a spice or food
product, please consider it to be non-ingestible. Keep in mind that certain
essential oils can burn or irritate skin (clove and cinnamon in particular)
so do not apply these directly to skin.
Okay, here's
the idea... You don't have to follow a spell letter perfect to get results.
The most important thing is the intention. Yes, you do want to use herbs
which are able to resonate with the intended change in environment that
you want, and that's where the following lists come in handy.
(printable
version of the whole page)
Planetary
Substitutions
(printable
planetary)
Sun
promote
healing, protection, success, illumination, magical power, physical energy
and to end legal matters.
Acacia,
Arabic Gum, Bay, Benzoin, Carnation, Cedarwood, Cinnamon,
Citron, Copal, Frankincense, Juniper, Mastic Gum, Mistletoe, Oak, Orange,
Rosemary, Sandalwood, Tangerine, Wood Aloe
Moon
promote
sleep, prophetic dreams, psychic awareness, gardening, love, healing,
fertility, peace, compassion, spirituality. Also helps with blends concerned
for the family.
Calamus,
Camphor, Coconut, Gardenia, Grape, Jasmine, Lemon, Lemon Balm, Lotus,
Myrrh, Poppy Seed, Sandalwood, Willow
Mercury
promote intelligence, eloquence, divination, study,
self-improvement; to help overcome addictions, break negative habits;
for travel, communication, wisdom.
Almond,
Bergamot Mint, Caraway, Dill, Fennel, Lavender, Lemongrass, Lemon Verbena,
Peppermint, Thyme
Venus
promote love, fidelity, reconciliation, interchanges,
beauty, youth, joy, happiness, pleasure, luck, friendship, compassion,
and meditation.
Apple
blossom, cardamom, crocus, daisy, geranium (rose), heather, hyacinth,
iris, licorice, lilac, magnolia, myrtle, orchid, orris, plumeria, rose,
spearmint, stephanotis, sweet pea, tansy, thyme, tonka, tuberose, vanilla,
violet willow, ylang-ylang
Mars
promote courage, aggression, healing
after surgery, physical strength, politics, sexual energy, exorcism, protection
and defensive magic.
allspice,
asafoetida, basil, broom, coriander, cumin, deerstongue, dragon's blood,
galangal, ginger, nettle, peppermint, pine, tobacco, woodruff, wormwood
Jupiter
promote spirituality, meditation, money, prosperity,
and to settle legal matters
anise,
cinquefoil, clove, honeysuckle, hyssop, maple, nutmeg, oakmoss, sage,
sarsaparilla, sassafras, star anise, ti
Saturn
promote
protection, purification, longevity, exorcisms, vision, and endings, especially
when concerned with the home
amaranth,
bistort, comfrey, cypress, momosa, pansy, patchouly, tamarisk
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Elemental
Substitutions (printable
elemental)
Earth
Promote
peace, fertility, money, business success, stability, growth, employment.
(basically the material realm and grounding)
bistort,
cypress, fern, honeysuckle, horehound, magnolia, mugwort, narcissus, oakmoss,
patchouly, primorse, rhubarb, vervain, vetivert
Air
promote
communication, travel, intellect, eloquence, divination, freedom and wisdom
acacia, arabic
gum, almond, anise, benzoin, bergamot mint, citron, lavender, lemongrass,
lemon verbena, mace, marjoram, mastic gum, parsley, peppermint, sage,
star anise
Fire
promote
communication, defensive magic, physical strength, magical power, courage,
will power and purification
Allspice,
angelica, asafoetida, basil, bay, carnation, cedarwood, cinnamon, clove,
copal, coriander, deerstongue, dill, dragon's blood, fennel, frankincense,
galangal, garlic, grains of paradise, heliotrope, juniper, lime, marigold,
nutmeg, orange, peppermint, rosemary, rose geranium, sassafras, tangerine,
tobacco, woodruff
Water
promote
love, healing, peace, compassion, reconciliation, purification, friendship,
de-stressing, sleep, dreams and psychism
apple
blossom, balm (lemon) calamus, camomile, camphor, cardamom, catnip, cherry,
coconut, comfrey, elder, eucalyptus, gardenia, heather, hyacinth, iris,
jasmine, lemon, licorice, lilac, lily, lotus, myrrh, orchid, orris passion
flower, peach, plumeria, rose, sandalwood, spearmint, stephanotis, sweet
pea, tansy, thyme, tonka, vanilla, violet, ylang-ylang
Magical
Intentions
Banishing |
Saturn, Fire
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Love |
Venus,
Water |
Beauty |
Venus,
Water |
Money,
Wealth |
Jupiter,
Earth |
Courage |
Mars,
Fire |
Peace |
Moon,
Venus |
Divination |
Mercury,
Air |
Power |
Sun,
Mars, Fire |
Employment |
Sun,
Jupiter, Earth |
Protection |
Sun,
Mars, Fire |
Energy |
Sun,
Mars, Fire |
Psychism |
Moon,
Water |
Exorcism
|
Sun,
Fire |
Purification |
Saturn,
Fire, Water |
Fertility |
Moon,
Earth |
Sex |
Mars,
Venus, Fire |
Friendships |
Venus,
Water |
Sleep |
Moon,
Water |
Happiness |
Venus,
Moon, Water |
Spirituality |
Sun,
Moon, Water |
Healing,
Health |
Moon,
Mars, Fire (to burn away disease), water |
Success |
Sun,
Fire |
Home |
Saturn,
Earth, Water |
Travel |
Mercury,
Air |
Joy,
Happiness |
Venus,
Water |
Wisdom,
Intelligence |
Mercury,
Air |
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Information
in this section:
Planetary Substitutions |
Elemental Substitutions
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