This plant was considered most powerful when gathered at Kupalo (The Summer Solstice). One could control demons and troublesome spirits with the root if the following words were chanted over it before a sacred image:Tear-weed, tear-weed
You have wept long and much but gained little.
May your tears not drown the open field...
... I am so sorry to do this to you, but this post has been moved to my new website, Magickal Ingredients, and can be found in its entirety here: Purple Loosestrife Magick and Lore
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