Rosemary is useful for all spells to accelerate learning in school or work. I prefer to assign the whole plant to Fire, and the brisk, stimulating fragrance to Air.Įspecially in Old World witchcraft, Rosemary is burned to purify a room or ritual space before magickal workings.īurn Rosemary and Juniper together to drive the staleness from a home after a long and lingering illness. And its traditional uses lean more toward cleansing/healing/clarity than to courage/protection/aggression.
But it is altogether less noxious than pure Fire herbs. Rosemary does have the boldness of Leo, flame-shaped bushes, and the Fire-like attribute of spiny leaves. Once the Solar correspondence is established, the attributions of Leo and Fire seem to be applied by extension. (Citing Rosemary’s early Goddess lore, some writers go with Venus.) The appropriate planetary correspondence is the Sun.
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Rosemary grows in full sun and has a bright, assertive smell that overpowers everything else in a fragrance blend or recipe. The chemical composition of the oil depends on the variety of Rosemary used, with some formulations containing up to 20% camphor. Synthetics are rarer than the real thing. Rosemary produces copious volatile oils, and Rosemary essential oil is inexpensive.
Thoroughly dried Rosemary is preferable for incenses and sachets. The boughs may be gathered and preserved, but will mildew in humid conditions. Witches can procure fresh Rosemary from gourmet markets and herb gardens. In hedge-witchery, Rosemary is used as a garden-friendly substitute for precious, exotic Frankincense.
(Indeed, recent research has suggested that the scent of Rosemary improves retention and recall of facts.) Rosemary extract was used medicinally to cure all manner of ailments, and cultivated for its spiritual powers of protection and cleansing. Rosemary stands for remembrance, as Shakespeare famously wrote down in Hamlet. An old saying has it, “Where Rosemary grows, the woman rules.” It was said that Rosemary would only flourish in a garden where the lady of the house wore the pants.Ĭhristians once believed that the Rosemary plant echoed the life of Christ, growing for 33 years to the height of a man, then perishing. Rosemary was worn by medieval brides and carried by wedding guests as a token of love and virtue.Īlthough Rosemary is generally now counted as a Masculine/Solar herb, the feminine association was stronger once upon a time. Later, it became linked to the Virgin Mary, who is said to have given the plant its blue blossoms when she rested her blue mantle on a bush. It was associated with Aphrodite/Venus (Rosemary's name means “dew of the sea” in Latin). It has been used for cleansing and purifying incenses since ancient times. There is an enormous amount of Rosemary folklore. Rosemary is one of the most important Old World magickal herbs. Rosemary’s piney, medicinal fragrance brightens the flavor of roasted meat, soups, and breads. Its vertical branches proliferate in sunny climates, growing larger and woodier with age. Native to the Mediterranean, Rosemary is an aromatic evergreen shrub with needle-like leaves.
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