Beltane Cake Ritual

This is a Scottish Beltane custom. A knobby cake made with oats or barley, milk and eggs is baked in a round shape. The group stands in a circle facing the Bel fire. As they pass the cake each breaks off a knob or piece and throws it over their shoulder saying "This I give to thee ______(naming an elemental spirit of preservation or destruction). Preserve my ______."

An example from the old days is "This I give to thee O Fox Preserve my chickens." Today one might say, "This I give to you economy. Preserve my bank account."

Here's a recipe for the cake:

Since Beltane is a festival of Belenus, a Sun God, and a celebration of the rites of love, I use cinnamon, ginger and cloves.

Cinnamon is associated with the Sun and has long been used in love spells. Cloves are also popular in love spells. Ginger is associated with the Moon and has been used to win the affection of women. Thus as the Goddess and God come together at Beltane, so the Sun and Moon are joined in the cake.

Here's the how to:

Heat oven to 350 degrees. In a 9" round skillet melt 1/2 cup butter. Mix in a bowl 2/3 cup oats, 1 cup flour, 1 tbs. sugar, 1/2 tsp. ginger, 1/2 tsp. cinnamon, 1/2 tsp. cloves, 1/2 tsp. salt and 1/2 tsp. baking powder. Stir 2/3 cup molasses into the butter and add to the flour mixture alternately with 2/3 cup milk. Do not over mix.

Bake for approximately 35 minutes until it pulls away from the edge of the pan.

Found at: Spells-Witcraft

Something Fun For Walpurgisnacht

This is a series of vintage postcards from Paris, printed in 1910 depicting a Witches Sabbat.

I love how they go up the chimney naked!

Oh, and the broomsticks! How fun!

If only it were true...

And that easy!!

Oh, look! It's the devil!

Gypsy Spell For A Windy Day

To stir up the wind to dry washing on a line, stand with your back to the breeze and exhale facing the washing.

To make it less windy, inhale and blow the wind back in the direction it is blowing from.

From: The Good Spell Book

It's Kite Flying Day!

Themes: Wishes; Freedom; Playfulness; Air; Movement
Symbols: Wind; Sailing Ships
Presiding Goddess: Shina Tsu Hime

About Shina Tsu Hime:
This Japanese wind goddess disperses the morning fog. She also keeps away evil, distracting winds, winds that threaten to uproot or blur our spiritual focus. Because of this, Shina Tsu Hime has become the patroness of sailors and farmers, the latter of whom pray to her for fertile winds bearing seed and rain.

To do today:
Join our Eastern cousins in kite-flying festivities. Shina Tsu Hine will be glad to meet with you in a nearby park and give life to your kite. As it flies, release a wish on the winds. Or cut the kite free and liberate a weight from your shoulders.

While you're out, gather up nine leaves that Shina Tsu Hime banters about (one for each remaning month). Turn clockwise in a circle, releasing all but one leaf back into Shina Tsu Hime's care while saying:

Come May, bring movement in my goals.

Come June, playful love makes me whole.

Come July, my wishes I will see.

Come August, hope grows in me.

Come September, all distractions you abate.

Come October, my spirit you liberate.

Come November, my health is assured.

Come December, in my heart you endure.

Keep the last leaf with you, releasing it only when you need one of this goddess's attributes to manifest quickly.

Found in: 365 Goddess

Candied Flowers

Ingredients:

• Petals from any edible flower (These flowers may be safely eaten and are suggested for this recipe: Pansy, violet, rose, nasturtium, gladiola, carnation, dianthus, calendula, squash blossom, lilac, marigold, dandelion, peach blossom, plum blossom, orange blossom, hibiscus, geranium, bachelor button, snapdragon, jasmine, gardenia, and angelica.) - see note below
• Several well-beaten egg whites
• Vanilla extract
• Bowl of granulated sugar

Directions:

1. Mix a few drops of vanilla into the egg whites.
2. Dip a paintbrush in the egg whites and coat the petals.
3. Dip petals into sugar until coated, then spread on wax paper to dry.
4. Use to decorate cakes, cookies or anything else you like.

IMPORTANT NOTE: You cannot use flowers bought at a florist for this recipe!! Many commercially-bought flowers contain pesticides and it is not worth it to ingest poison. Please obtain all flowers from organic retailers or from home-grown sources.

Found in: Ostara

Flowers for Your Astrology Sign

Every astrological sign has flowers associated with it. These might be, but are not necessarily the same as the flowers assigned to the specific months of the year, and some flowers are assigned to more than one astrological sign.

Here's the list:

• Aries - (March 21 - April 20) - Honeysuckle
• Taurus - (April 21- May 20) - Rose
• Gemini - (May 20 -June 21) - Rose; Violet
• Cancer - (June 21 -July 20) - Rhododendron
• Leo - (July 21 - August 20) - Gladiolis; Orchid; Lily-of-the-valley; Lavender
• Virgo - (August 21 - September 20) - Aster; Gladiolis
• Libra - (September 21 - October 20) - Marigold; Acanthus
• Scorpio - (October 21 - November 20) - Chrysanthemum; Pansy
• Sagittarius (November 21 - December 20) - Narcissus; Chrysanthemum; Sunflower
• Capricorn - (December 22 – January 20) - Carnation; Narcissus; Buttercups; Orchid
• Aquarius - (January 21- February 20) - Violet; Carnation; Lily
• Pisces - (February 21 - March 20) - Jonquil; Violet; Poppy

Flowers Of The Month

Each month has specific flowers associated with it. This list is similar to, but not the same as the flowers associated with specific astrological signs.

Here's the list:

• January - Carnation, Snowdrop. 
• February - Violet, Primrose. 
• March - Daffodil, Jonquil.
• April - Daisy, Sweet Pea. 
• May - Lily-of-the-Valley, Hawthorn. 
• June - Rose, Honeysuckle.
• July - Water Lily, Larkspur.
• August - Gladiolus, Poppy.
• September - Aster, Morning Glory.
• October - Cosmos, Calendula.
• November - Chrysanthemum.
• December - Narcissus, Holly.

Spell for Healthy Flowers and Plants

Gather together a green votive candle and a yellow votive and dress them with patchouli oil. Place the candles near the plant you wish to protect and grow vibrantly and say the following words as you light the candles:

"Floral health

I beseech thee now

Be kind, Flora!"

Allow the candles to burn completely.

In Roman mythology, Flora was a goddess of flowers and the season of spring and calling upon her will ensure the health and well being of your plants. Repeat this spell for every plant in your garden or home.

From SimpleMagick.com

Ritual For Floralia

Color: Pink
Element: Earth
Daily Meal: Vegan. Beans. Salad with edible flowers in it. Flower jams.
Offerings: Give flowers to people. Allow a rabbit and a goat to run free in the house.

Altar: Upon a cloth of pink set a pitcher of water, pots of earth, flower seeds, incense of flowers, a bowl of beans, and many fresh flowers should be strewn around the room. The candles of Walpurgisnacht (if you have been observing it) should remain and be lit, and a sixth added to them, for Odhinn's journey continues even as we celebrate Floralia.

Floralia Invocation

Hail Flora, Lady of Beauty!

We must have not only our bread,

And our work, and our discipline,

But we must also have beauty in our lives,

That we may never become mere worms,

Measuring out our dull grey lives,

Never thinking to look around

And see the great beauty

That the Gods have made for us.

Let us look upon their gifts

And see in that loveliness

A measure of their love for us.

Hail Flora, who lights up our eyes!

Chant:

Oh, She will bring the buds in the spring,

And laugh among the flowers.

In summer's heat Her kisses are sweet,

She sings in leafy bowers.

She cuts the cane and gathers the grain

When fruits of fall surround Her,

Her bones grow old in winter's cold,

She wraps Her cloak around her.

(All come forward and plant flower seeds in the pots of earth, which are afterwards carried outside and transferred to the garden. As they plant, they say, "I plant beauty in my life," and say what sort of beauty they hope to see. The pots are watered, and the rest of the water is poured out as a libation for Flora. The rest of the day is spent adding beauty to the House.)

Found in: Pagan Book of Hours

Floralia: The Roman May Day Celebration

The Romans had a celebration for just about everything. Certainly, any deity worth their salt got a holiday of their own, and Flora was no exception. She was the goddess of spring flowers and vegetation, and one of many fertility goddesses. In fact, she was so well respected as a fertility deity that she was often seen as a the patron deity of Roman prostitutes.

Her holiday originated around 235 b.c.e. It was believed that a good festival ensured that Flora would protect the blooming flowers around the city. However, at some point the celebration was discontinued -- but it clearly took its toll when wind and hail did some serious damage to the flowers of Rome. In 173 b.c.e., the Senate reinstated the holiday, and renamed it the Ludi Floralis, which included public games and theatrical performances.

The Floralia took place during the five days between April 28 and May 3. Citizens celebrated with drinking and dancing. Flowers were everywhere, in the temples and on the heads of revelers. Anyone making an offering to Flora might give her a libration of milk and honey.

source: PaganWiccan

Flora's Self Love Beauty Spell

Flora is the Roman spirit of flowering plants and, by extension, of fertility and the life-force. Her festival, the Floralia, once began April 27th and continued for six days of revelry, especially by women of all ages celebrating their own bodies and natural beauty. The festival was celebrated in the nude until the third century CE, when Roman authorities ordered that revelers be clothed. The festival held out in that form for one more century until all pagan festivals were banned. Vestiges survive in May Day celebrations.

Just as every blossom is unique, so is every body. Flora encourages one to cherish one's own beauty without comparison to any other. This spell is particularly potent if timed to coincide with Flora's old festival but may be cast at anytime.

Fill your bathtub with as many fresh flowers as possible, especially Flora's favorite, beautiful, transient bean blossoms. Enter the bath and understand that you too are among Flora's unique and perfect blossoms.

Source: Encyclopedia of 5,000 Spells

The Goddess Flora

Flora is the Roman Goddess of flowering plants, especially those that bear fruit. Spring, of course, is Her season, and She has elements of a Love-Goddess, with its attendant attributes of fertility, sex, and blossoming. She is quite ancient; the Sabines are said to have named a month for Her (which corresponds to our and the Roman April), and She was known among the Samnites as well as the Oscans, where She was called Flusia.

She was originally the Goddess specifically of the flowering crops, such as the grain or fruit-trees, and Her function was to make the grain, vegetables and trees bloom so that autumn's harvest would be good. She was invoked to avert rust, a nasty fungal disease of plants that causes orange growths the exact color of rusting iron, and which was (is) an especial problem affecting wheat.

Hers is the beginning of the process that finds its completion with Pomona, the Goddess of Fruit and the Harvest; and like Pomona, Flora had Her own flamen, one of a small number of priests each in service to a specific Deity. The flamens were said to have been instituted by Numa, the legendary second King of Rome who succeeded Romulus; and whether Numa really existed or not, the flamens were undoubtedly of ancient origin, as were the Deities they served.

In later times Flora became the Goddess of all flowering plants, including the ornamental varieties. Her name is related to Latin floris, meaning naturally enough "a flower", with the additional meaning of "[something] in its prime"; other related words have meanings like "prospering", "flourishing", "abounding", and "fresh or blooming".

In one story, Flora was said to have provided Juno with a magic flower that would allow Her to conceive with no help from a man; from this virgin-birth Mars was born. A late tale calls Flora a courtesan and gives Her a story similar to Acca Larentia: Flora was said to have made a fortune as a courtesan, which She bequeathed to Rome upon Her death, and for which She was honored with the festival of the Floralia. As Flora was originally a Sabine Goddess, and as the Sabines were a neighboring tribe whom the Romans conquered and assimilated into Rome, perhaps this is an acknowledgement of the land so acquired, put into legendary terms.

Flora had two temples in Rome, one near the Circus Maximus, the great "stadium" of Rome where chariot races were held, and another on the slopes of the Quirinal Hill. The temple on the Quirinal was most likely built on the site of an earlier altar to Her said to have been dedicated by Titus Tatius, King of the Sabines, who ruled alongside Romulus for a time in the very early (hence legendary) days of Rome. Her other temple was built quite near to the Circus Maximus, though its exact site has not been found, and was associated with a neighboring temple dedicated to the triad of Ceres (the Grain Goddess) and Liber and Libera (God and Goddess of the Vine). These Deities and Flora were all concerned with the fertility and health of the crops.

Flora's temple by the Circus was dedicated on the 28th of April in 241 (or 248) BCE in response to a great drought at the command of the Sybilline books, and this day became the starting date of Her great festival, the Floralia. In Imperial times (1st century CE) this temple was rededicated (I assume after some restorations were made) on the 13th of August, and this date was given to a second festival of Flora, coinciding with the ripening of the grain, whose flowers She had set forth.

The Floralia of April was originally a moveable feast to coincide with the blossoming of the plants, later becoming fixed with the dedication of Her temple on the 28th (or 27th, before the calendar was reformed--I mention this because holidays were almost always held on odd-numbered days as it was considered unlucky to start a festival on an even-numbered day), though ludi or "games"--horse-races or athletic contests--were not held every year.

By the Empire the festival had grown (or should I say, blossomed) to seven days, and included chariot-races and theatrical performances, some of which were notoriously bawdy. It was given over to merriment and celebrations of an amorous nature, much like that northern flower-and-sex festival Beltaine whose date neatly coincides. Prostitutes considered it their own special time, and the Floralia gained a reputation as being more licentious and abandoned than the Saturnalia of December, whose name is legendary even now.

At the chariot-races and circus games of the Floralia it was traditional to let goats and hares loose, and lupines, bean-flowers and vetch (all of which have similarly-shaped blossoms and are a sort of showier version of wheat in bloom) were scattered, symbolic of fertility. Brightly colored clothes were a must, as were wreaths of flowers, especially roses; and the celebrations drew great crowds. Of the two nationalized chariot-teams who shared a deep rivalry, the Greens and the Blues, the Greens (of course) were Hers, and She had been invoked at chariot-races from ancient times.

The last day of the festival, May 3rd, was called Florae; it may be a special name for the closing day of the Floralia, or it may refer to a seperate ceremony conducted in Her temple on the Quirinal.

Flora was depicted by the Romans wearing light spring clothing, holding small bouquets of flowers, sometimes crowned with blossoms. Honey, made from flowers, is one of Her gifts, and Her name is said to be one of the secret (holy) names of Rome. She is sometimes called the handmaiden of Ceres. Ovid identifies Her with the Greek flower-nymph Chloris, whose name means "yellow or pale green", the color of Spring. The word flora is still used as a general name for the plants of a region.

Alternate names/epithets: Flora Rustica, "Flora the Countrywoman" or "Flora of the Countryside", and Flora Mater, or "Flora the Mother", in respect to Her ancient origins. Among the Oscans She was known as Flusia.

Source: Thaliatook.com

Combining Flowers For Specific Intentions

Flowers may be combined and arranged so as to express even the subtlest shades of sentiment. Here are some examples of how to use the language of flowers to send a message:

• Moss Rosebud and Myrtle - A confession of love
• Mignonette and Coloured Daisy - Your qualities surpass your charms of  beauty
• Lily of the Valley and Ferns - Your unconscious sweetness has fascinated me
• Yellow Rose, Broken Straw and Ivy - Your jealousy has broken our friendship
• Scarlet Geranium, Passion Flower, Purple Hyacinth, and Arbor Vitae - I trust you will find consolation, through faith, in your sorrow; be assured of my unchanging friendship.
• Columbine, Day Lily, Broken Straw, Witch Hazel  and Coloured Daisy - Your folly and flirtatiousness have broken the spell of your beauty.
• White Pink, Canary Grass and Laurel - Your talent and perseverance will win you glory.
• Golden-rod, Monkshead, Sweet Pea, and Forget-me-not - Be cautious; danger is near; I depart soon; forget me not.

Source

The Language of Flowers

The language of flowers, sometimes called florigraphy, was a Victorian-era means of communication in which various flowers and floral arrangements were used to send coded messages, allowing individuals to express feelings which otherwise could not be spoken. This language was most commonly communicated through Tussie-Mussies, an art which has a following today.

The nuances of the language are now mostly forgotten, but red roses still imply passionate, romantic love and pink roses a lesser affection; white roses suggest virtue and chastity and yellow roses still stand for friendship or devotion. Also commonly known meanings are sunflowers, which can indicate either haughtiness or respect – they were the favorite flower of St. Julie Billiart for this reason. Gerbera (daisy) means innocence or purity. The iris, being named for the messenger of the gods in Greek mythology, still represents the sending of a message. A pansy signifies thought, a daffodil regard, and a strand of ivy fidelity.

These language correspondences can be used when creating a spell, planting a magickal garden, to set an intention, or to send a message. You may notice some of the flowers (and plants) have meanings that seem incongruent or inconsistent. This is because language tends to change over time. Also, you may find that magickal correspondences to some of these flowers are in direct conflict - that is because the meanings were not derived from magickal sources. When in doubt, go with the meaning that resonates with your personal experience, and be clear with your intention. Pictures may be substituted for the actual flower or plant.

Here's the list:

• Acacia - Secret love
• Acanthus  - Art
• Aconite - Misanthropy
• Acorn - Nordic Symbol of Life and immortality
• African Marigold - Vulgar minds.
• Agrimony - Thankfulness
• Allspice - Compassion
• Aloe - Grief
• Almond (Common) - Stupidity. Indiscretion.
• Almond (Flowering) Hope  - Promise, Hope,
•  Almond (Tree) - Giddiness; heedlessness Stupidity, thoughtlessness
• Alyssum (Sweet) - Worth beyond beauty. 
• Amaranth (Globe) - Immortal love
• Amaryllis - Pride; Pastoral Poetry
• Ambrosia - Your Love is Reciprocated
• Anemone - Forsaken, sickness, unfading love
• Apple Blossom - Preference, Fame speaks him great and good.
• Apple (Thorn) - Deceitful charms.
• Apricot Flower - Doubt, distrust
• Arborvitae - Everlasting friendship
• Arbutus - You're the only one I love
• Arum - Ardor
• Asparagus - Fascination
• Aspen Tree - Sighing, Lamentation
• Asphodel - My regrets follow you to the grave
• Aster - Symbol of love, daintiness, talisman of love
• Aster (China) - Fidelity, variety, I will think of you
• Autumn Leaves - Melancholy
• Azalea - Take Care, temperance, fragile, passion, Chinese symbols of womanhood

• Baby's Breath - Innocence, pure of heart
• Bachelor Button - Single blessedness, celibacy
• Balm - Social intercourse or sympathy
• Balsam - Ardent love
• Balsamine - Impatience
• Bay (Leaf) - I change but in dying. No change till death.
• Bay (Wreath) - Glory
• Begonia - Beware, a fanciful nature
• Belladonna - Silence
• Bellflower - Thinking of you
• Bells of Ireland - Luck
• Bird's-foot Trefoil - Revenge
• Bittersweet - Truth 
• Bluebell - Humility
• Bouquet of withered flowers - Rejected Love
• Box - Constancy
• Branch of Currants - You please all.
• Broom - Humility  
• Bumblebee Orchid  - Industry
• Buttercup - Riches, You are radiant with charms. I am dazzled by your charms.
• Butterfly Weed - Let me go.

• Cabbage - Profit
• Cactus - Endurance
• Camellia japonica - Unpretending excellence
• Camellia (general) - Admiration; Perfection; Good Luck, Gift to a Man
• Camellia (Pink) - Longing for You
• Camellia (Red) - You're a Flame in My Heart
• Camellia (White) - You're Adorable
• Camomile - Energy in adversity. Energy in action.
• Campanula - Gratitude
• Candy Tuft - Indifference
• Canterbury Bells - Gratitude
• Carnation (general) - Fascination; distinction; love
• Carnation (green) - secret symbol of the followers of Oscar Wilde
• Carnation (mauve) - Dreams of fantasy
• Carnation (pink) - I'll never forget you, Always on my mind, a woman's love, a mother's love
• Carnation (purple) - Capriciousness, whimsical, changeable, unreliability
• Carnation (red) - My heart aches for you, Alas! For my poor heart, deep romantic love, passion
• Carnation (solid color) - Yes, Affirmative
• Carnation (striped) - No, Sorry I can't be with you, refusal
• Carnation (white) - Sweet and lovely, innocence, pure love, faithfulness
• Carnation (yellow) -  You have disappointed me, rejection, disdain
• Cattail - Peace; Prosperity
• Cedar - Think of me. I live for thee. Strength
• Celandine - Joys to come
• Cherry Blossom - A good education, Transience of life (in Japan), Feminine beauty (in China)
• Chestnut - Do me justice
• China Aster - Love of variety
• Christmas Rose - Relieve my anxiety.
• Chrysanthemum (red) - I love
• Chrysanthemum (yellow) - Slighted love
• Columbine (General) - Desertion, Folly
• Columbine (Purple) - Resolved to win.
• Columbine (Red) - Anxious and trembling. Great anxiety
• Coreopsis - Always cheerful, Love at first sight.
• Cowslip - Winning grace, Divine beauty. You are my divinity. 
• Clover (red) - Industry
• Clover (white) - I promise
• Coriander - Lust
• Crocus - Cheerfulness, Abuse not
• Currants - You please me. Thy frown will kill me.
• Cyclamen - Resignation and Good-bye 

• Daffodil - Uncertainty, chivalry, respect or unrequited love
• Dahlia - Elegance and dignity
• Daisy (general) - Innocence, loyal love, purity, faith, cheer, simplicity
• Daisy (garden) - I share your feelings
• Daisy (wild) - I will think of it
• Daisy (red) - Beauty unknown to possessor
• Daisy (white) - Innocence
• Dandelion - Coquetry, Faithfulness; Happiness, Rustic Oracle
• Datura - Deceitful Charms
• Dead Leaves - Sadness
Delphinium Pure love that is not forgotten, If you're not older and wiser
• Dog's Bane - Deceit, Falsehood
• Dianthus - Make Haste
• Dragon's Wort - Horror, Astonishment

• Eglantine (Sweet Briar Rose) - A wound to heal
• Elderflower - Compassion
• Elecampane - Tears 
• Elm - Dignity and Grace
• Enchanter's Nightshade - Witchcraft, sorcery
• Evening Primrose - Inconstancy
• Evergreen (trailing woodland plants that stay green all year) - Poverty and Worth
• Evergreen Thorn - Solace in adversity
• Everlasting (Graphalium) - I think of thee. Always remembered.
• Everlasting Pea - Wilt thou go with me? Lasting pleasure. Go not away

• Fennel - Strength
• Fern - Magic; Fascination; Confidence and Shelter
• Fern (Maidenhair) - Secret Bond of Love
• Fig (fruit) - Argument Longevity, long-lived
• Fig (Tree) - Prolific
• Filbert - Reconciliation 
• Fir - Time
• Flax - I feel your kindness. I feel your benefits. Fate.
• Fleur-de-lis - Flame. I burn.
• Flowering Fern - Reverie
• Flytrap - Deceit Artifice
• Forget-me-not - True love
• Forsythia - Anticipation
• Fox Glove - I am ambitious only for you. Insincerity; Occupation. A wish
• French Honeysuckle - Rustic beauty.
• French Marigold - Jealousy
• French Willow - Bravery and humanity.
• Fritilaria (Guinea-hen Flower) - Persecution
• Fuchsia - Humble love. The ambition of my love thus plagues itself. Taste; Frugality.
• Fuchsia (Scarlet) - Taste

• Garden Anemone - Forsaken
• Garden Chervil - Sincerity
• Garden Daisy - I partake your sentiments.
• Garden Marigold - (Among the ancients it was sacred to Venus.) Sacred affection, Uneasiness
• Garden Sage - Esteem
• Gardenia - You're Lovely: Secret Love, Transport, ecstasy
• Garlic - Courage; Strength
• Geranium - Stupidity; Folly
• Geranium (Apple) - Present preference, Facility
• Geranium (Dark) - Melancholy
• Geranium (Ivy) - Your hand for next dance. Bridal favour. 
• Geranium (Lemon) - Unexpected meeting.
• Geranium (Nutmeg) - I expect a meeting. Expected meeting. 
• Geranium (Oak) - Lady, deign to smile. A melancholy mind.
• Geranium (Oak-leaf) - True friendship.
• Geranium (Pencilled) - Ingenuity
• Geranium (Rose) - Preference, I prefer you.
• Geranium (Scarlet) - Silliness Comforting. Stupidity.  
• Geranium (Silver-leaf) - Recall
• Geranium (Wild) - Steadfast piety. 
• Gladiolus - Give Me a Break . . . I'm Really Sincere; Flower of the Gladiators
• Gloxinia - Love at First Sight
• Golden Rod - Encouragement, Precaution 
• Gooseberry - Anticipation
• Gorse - Love in all seasons
• Gourd - Extend, Bulk. Bulkiness
• Grape - Charity, Intemperance
• Grape (Vine) - Intemperance
• Grass - Submission
• Greek Valerian - Rupture
• Guelder Rose (Snowball-tree) - Winter. Age. Good news
• Gum Cistus - I shall die to-morrow

• Hand Flower Tree - Warning
• Harebell - Grief. Submission. Retirement,
• Hawthorn - Hope
• Hazel - Reconciliation
• Heath - Solitude
• Heather (Lavender) - Admiration; Solitude
• Heather (White) - Protection; Wishes will Come True
• Heliotrope - Devotion, I adore you;
• Hellebore - Calumny, scandal
• Hemlock - You will be my death. 
• Hibiscus  - Rare beauty, delicate beauty
• Holly - Defense; Domestic Happiness
• Hollyhock (General) - Ambition Fruitfulness Fecundity;
• Hollyhock (White) - Female ambition 
• Honesty (Lunaria) - Sincerity  Honesty. Fascination.
• Honeysuckle (General) - Spirit vision, The bond of love. Fidelity, Generous and devoted affection.
• Honeysuckle (Coral) - The color of my fate. 
• Honeysuckle (French) - Rustic beauty. 
• Honeysuckle (Sent Monthly) - I will not answer hastily. Domestic happiness
• Honeysuckle (Wild) - Devoted love
• Houseleek - Domestic economy
• Horse-Chestnut - Luxury
• Hyacinth (General) - Games and Sports; Rashness: Flower Dedicated to Apollo
• Hyacinth (Blue) - Constancy
• Hyacinth (Purple) - I Am Sorry; Please Forgive Me: Sorrow
• Hyacinth (Red or Pink) - Play
• Hyacinth (White) - Loveliness; I'll Pray for You
• Hyacinth (Yellow) - Jealousy
• Hydrangea - Thank You for Understanding; Frigidness, Vain-glory; Heartlessness. A boaster. 
• Hyssop - Cleanliness

• Iceland Moss - Health
• Ice Plant - Your looks freeze me.
• Iris (Fleur-de-Lis) - (Emblem of France) Your Friendship Means So Much to Me; Faith; Hope; Wisdom and Valour; My Compliments
• Indian Cress (Nasturtium) - Resignation, Warlike trophy.
• Indian Plum - Privation
• Iris (Common Garden) - A message for thee.
• Iris (German and Yellow) - Flame   
• Ivy (Leaf )- Friendship
• Ivy (Sprig of, with tendrils) - Anxious to Please; Affection,
• Ivy (Vine) - Marriage
• Ivy (General) - Dependence, Wedded Love; Fidelity; Friendship; Affection

• Jacob's Ladder - Come down. 
• Japan Rose - Beauty is your only attraction.
• Jasmine (Cape) - Transport of joy. Transient joy
• Jasmine (Carolina) - Separation
• Jasmine (Indian) - I attach myself to you.
• Jasmine (Spanish) - Sensuality
• Jasmine (White) - Amiability
• Jasmine (Yellow) Grace and elegance. 
• Jonquil - Return my affection, Desire; Affection returned.
• Judas-Tree  - Betrayed  Unbelief. 
• Juniper - Perfect loveliness  Succour. Protection.

• Laburnum - Pensive beauty. Forsaken.
• Lady's Slipper - Win me and wear me. Capricious beauty
• Lantana - Rigor 
• Larch - Boldness Audacity. 
• Larkspur (General) - Fickleness Lightness. Levity. hilarity
• Larkspur (Pink) - Lightness; Fickleness
• Larkspur (Purple) - Haughtiness
• Laurel (American) - Words, though sweet, may deceive.
• Laurel (Common, in flower) - Perfidy
• Laurel (Ground) - Perseverance
• Laurel (Mountain) - Glory; Victory; Ambition of a hero.
• Laurel-leaved Magnolia - Dignity
• Laurestine - A token, I die if neglected
• Lavatera - Sweet disposition. 
• Lavender - Devotion, distrust
• Lemon - Zest
• Lemon Blossom - Discretion Prudence; Fidelity in love.
• Lettuce - Cold-hearted
• Lichen - Solitude, Dejection.
• Licorice (Wild) - I declare against you. 
• Lilac (Field) - Humility
• Lilac (Purple) - First emotion of love
• Lilac (White) - Youth, Youthful Innocence. Candor, memories,
• Lily (General) - Purity; modesty
• Lily (Day) - Coquetry, Chinese Emblem for Mothers
• Lily (Calla) - Beauty
• Lily (Eucharis) - Maidenly Charms
• Lily (Imperial) - Majesty
• Lily (Tiger) - Wealth; Pride
• Lily (White) - Sweetness. Purity, Virginity; Majesty; It's Heavenly to Be with You
• Lily (Scarlet) - High-bred, high-souled aspirations 
• Lily (Yellow) - I'm Walking on Air; Gaiety. Falsehood
• Lily (Orange) - Desire, passion, Hatred
• Lily (Water) - Eloquence
• Lily of the Valey - Return of happiness; Trustworthy; Sweetness; Tears of the Virgin Mary; Humility; You've Made My Life Complete
• Linden (Tree) - Conjugal love, Marriage
• Linden (Leaf) - Matrimony, marriage
• Linden (Sprig) - Conjugal love
• Lime (Blossom) - Fornication
• Lime (Tree) - Marriage. Conjugal love
• Live Oak - Liberty 
• Lobelia - Malevolence
• Locust Tree - Elegance Affection beyond the grave
• Loosestrife - Pretension
• Lotus (General) - Purity, chastity, eloquence, Forgetful of the past.
• Lotus (Flower) - Estranged love.
• Lotus (Leaf) - Recantation
• Love in a Mist  - You puzzle me. Perplexity
• Love lies bleeding - Hopelessness
• Lungwort (Pulmonaria) - Thou art my life.
• Lupine - Dejection, Imagination, Voraciousness.

• Magnolia - Nobility, Love of nature
• Magnolia (Grandiflora) - Peerless and proud
• Magnolia (Swamp) - Perseverance
• Maize - Riches
• Mallow (General) - Good and kind. Sweetness Mildness
• Mallow (Syrian) - Consumed by love,
• Mallow (Marsh) - Beneficience
• Mallow (Venetian) - Delicate beauty.
• Mandrake - Horror, Rarity
• Maple - Reserve
• Marigold (General) - Pain and grief, Cruelty, Jealousy, trouble, Sacred affection, Prophetic Prediction
• Marigold (African) - Vulgar minded
• Marigold (French) - Jealousy 
• Marigold (Garden) - Grief; Chagrin.
• Marigold (Small Cape) - Omen, sign
• Marjoram - Blushes
• Marvel of Peru (Four o'clock) - Timidity
• Mayflower - Welcome
• Meadow Saffron - My best days gone. Growing old
• Meadow Sweet - Usefulness,  Uselessness
• Michaelmas Daisy - Afterthought
• Mignonette - Your qualities surpass your charms. Worth and loveliness 
• Milkweed - Hope in misery.
• Mimosa - Sensitiveness
• Mint - Suspicion
• Mistletoe - Obstacles to be overcome. I surmount all difficulties. I surmount everything, Kiss me; Affection; Sacred Plant of India; Magic Plant of the Druids
• Mock Orange (Syringia) - Counterfeit; Uncertainty. 
• Monkshood - Beware; A Deadly Foe is Near
• Moonwort - Forgetfulness
• Moonflower - Dreaming of love
• Morning glory - Love in vain
• Moss - Maternal Love; Charity
• Moss Rose - Voluptious love
• Mountain Ash - I watch over you. Prudence
• Mugwort - Good luck; Happiness.
• Mulberry (Black) - I will not survive you.
• Mulberry (White) - Wisdom 
• Mullein - Good-nature
• Myrrh - Gladness, mirth 
• Myrtle - Love in absence. Love; Hebrew Emblem of Marriage

• Narcissus - Egotism; Formality; Stay as Sweet as You Are, Self-Love.
• Nasturtium  - Conquest; Victory in Battle, Patriotism
• Nettle - Cruelty; slander
• Night Blooming Cereus - Transient beauty
• Nightshade - Dark thoughts, Bitter truth; Sorcery. 
• Nuts - Stupidity

• Oak (White) - Independence
• Oak (Tree) - Hospitality; Bravery.
• Oak (Leaves) - Bravery and Humanity
• Oak (Sprig) - Hospitality
• Oats - The witching soul of music. Music.
• Oleander - Caution, Beware
• Olive - Peace
• Orange (Tree) - Generosity
• Orange (Blossoms) - Your purity equals your loveliness. Chastity, Bridal festivities. Innocence; Eternal Love; Marriage and Fruitfulness
• Orchid - Refined beauty, Love; Refinement; Beautiful Lady; Chinese Symbol for Many Children
• Ox-Eye Daisy - A token, Patience

• Palm Leaves - Victory and Success
• Pansy (General) - You occupy my thoughts. Think of me. Thoughts
• Pansy (Purple) - You occupy my thoughts. Heart's-ease
• Pansy (Yellow) - Think of me, thought
• Parsley - Entertainment Festivity; Banquet. lasting pleasures
• Pasque Flower - Unpretentious  You have no claims.
• Passion Flower - Religious fervor, Devotion;
• Pea - An appointed meeting.
• Pea (Sweet) - Departure
• Peach - Your qualities, like your charms, are unequalled.
• Peach Blossom - I am your captive. My heart is thine. Long-life, generosity, and bridal hope
• Pear - Affection
• Pear Tree - Affection  Comfort
• Pear Blossom - Lasting friendship
• Pennyroyal - Flee away.
• Peony - Shame, bashfulness Prosperity, honor (in China) Masculinity, bravery (in Japan), Gay Life; Happy Marriage
• Peppermint - Warmth of feeling. Cordiality, affability
• Periwinkle (White) - Pleasures of memory. Pleasant recollections, Sweet memories 
• Periwinkle (Blue) - Early friendship Early attachment
• Persimmon - Bury me amid nature's beauties.
• Petunia - Resentment; Anger; Your Presence Soothes me
• Phlox - Our souls united. Our hearts are united. Unanimity
• Pimpernel - Change Rendezvous; Assignation.
• Pine (General) - Time Endurance; Daring. Pity
• Pine (Tree) - Courage, daring
• Pine (Black) - Pity
• Pine (Pitch pine blossom) - Philosophy Time and faith
• Pine (Spruce) - Farewell, Hope in adversity
• Pine Apple - You are perfect. 
• Plum (Blossom) - Beauty and longevity
• Plum (Tree) - Keep your promises. Genius 
• Plum (Indian) - Privation, suffering
• Plum (Wild) - Independence 
• Pomegranate (Fruit) - Foolishness Conceit 
• Pomegranate (Flower) - Elegance, Mature elegance.
• Poppy (general) - Eternal sleep, oblivion, imagination
• Poppy (red) - Pleasure
• Poppy (white) - Consolation, dreams, modern, peace, Sleep of the heart. Oblivion. My bane. My antidote. 
• Poppy (yellow) - Wealth, success
• Prickly Pear - Satire
• Primrose - Eternal love, I Can't Live Without You, Early youth, Modest worth; Silent love.
• Primose (Evening) - Inconstancy
• Privet - Mildness, Prohibition

• Quaking-Grass - Agitation
• Queen of the Meadow - Uselessness
• Queen's Rocket - You are the queen of coquettes. Fashion.
• Quince - Temptation 

• Ranunculus (Garden) - Radiant with charms. You are rich in attractions.I am dazzled by your charms 
• Ranunculus (Wild) - Ingratitude
• Raspberry - Remorse
• Rhododendron - Agitation Danger. Beware.
• Rhubarb - Advice
• Rose (General) - Beauty Love
• Rose (Austrian) - Thou art all that is lovely. Very lovely
• Rose (Black) - Death, hatred, farewell, rejuvenation or rebirth
• Rose (Blue) - Mystery, attaining the impossible, love at first sight
• Rose (Bridal) - Happy love 
• Rose (Burgundy) - Unconscious beauty 
• Rose (Cabbage) - Love's ambassador, Ambassador of love
• Rose (Campion) - Only deserve my love.
• Rose (Carolina) - Love is dangerous. 
• Rose (China) - Grace Beauty always new.
• Rose (Christmas) - Tranquilize my anxiety.
• Rose (Cinnamon) - Without pretension.
• Rose (Coral or orange) - Desire, passion
• Rose (Daily) - That smile I would aspire to. Thy smile I aspire to.
• Rose (Damask) - Freshness Brilliant complexion.
• Rose (Deep Red) - Bashful shame.
• Rose (Dog) - Pleasure and pain 
• Rose (Full-blown) -You are beautiful.
• Rose (Full-blown, placed over two Buds) - Secrecy
• Rose (Garland or wreath of) - Reward of virtue 
• Rose (Guelder) - Winter. Age.
• Rose (Hundred Leaf) - Pride The graces. 
• Rose (Japan) - Beauty is your only attraction. 
• Rose (Lavender or violet) - Love at first sight
• Rose (Leaf) - I never trouble.
• Rose (Maiden's Blush) - If you do love me you will find me out.
• Rose (Moss) - Superior merit; Voluptuousness. 
• Rose (Multiflora) - Grace
• Rose (Mundi) - Variety
• Rose (Musk) - Capricious beauty. 
• Rose (Musk-cluster) - Charming
• Rose (Pink) - Grace
• Rose (Pink, dark ) - Gratitude
• Rose (Pink, light) - Desire, passion, joy of life, youth, energy
• Rose (Pompon) - Gentility
• Rose (Red) - I love you.
• Rose (Red Rosebud) - Confession of love. Young girl 
• Rose (Red and yellow together) - Joy, happiness and excitement
• Rose (Single) - Simplicity
• Rose (Sweetbriar) - Sympathy
• Rose (Tea) - Always lovely
• Rose (Thornless) - Early attachment
• Rose (Unique) - Call me not beautiful. 
• Rose (White) - I am worthy of you. Silence I am worthy of you. Eternal love, silence or innocence, wistfulness, virtue, purity, secrecy, reverence and humility
• Rose (White, withered) - Transient impression 
• Rose (White and Red together) - Unity
• Rose (Wild) - Simplicity
• Rose (Yellow) - Decrease of love Infidelity; Jealousy. Friendship or apology, a broken heart, intense emotion, dying love, extreme betrayal
• Rose (York) - Agreement; War, warfare
• Rose (York and Lancaster) - War
• Rosemary - Remembrance;Your presence revives me. 
• Rue - Regret

• Saffron (Saffron Flower) - Do not abuse. Excess is dangerous. 
• Saffron (Crocus) - Do not abuse me. Mirth
• Saffron (Meadow) - My best days are past. My happiest days are past.
• Sage - Esteem Domestic Virtue; 
• Saint John's Wort (Hypericum) - Superstition Animosity, You are a prophet
• Sensitive Plant - Sensitivity
• Shamrock - Light heartedness 
• Shepherd's Purse - I offer you my all. 
• Snapdragon - Presumption, No, never; Deception; Gracious Lady
• Snowball - Thoughts of heaven. Goodness; 
• Snowdrop - Consolation or hope
• Spearmint - Warm feelings Warmth of sentiment.
• Star of Bethlehem - Hope
• Stock - Bonds of Affection; Promptness; You'll Always Be Beautiful to Me
• Straw - United, Agreement;
• Straw (Broken) - Quarrel, Rupture of a contract.
• Sunflower - Pure and lofty thoughts
• Sweet Basil - Good wishes. 
• Sweetbrier - Simplicity
• Sweet Flag  - Fitness
• Sweet Pea - Good-bye; Departure; Blissful Pleasure; Thank You for a Lovely Time
• Sweet William - Artifice Gallantry; Finesse; Dexterity. Will you smile?
• Sycamore - Curiosity

• Tamarisk - Crime
• Tansy - I declare war against you. 
• Teasel - Misanthropy
• Tendrils of Climbing Plants - Ties
• Thistle (Common) - Austerity Sternness  Nobility
• Thistle (Fuller's) - Misanthropy
• Thistle (Scotch) - Retaliation
• Thorn-apple - Disguise, Deceitful charms 
• Thorns (General) - Severity
• Thorn (Black) - Difficulty
• Thorn (Branch of) - Severity
• Thyme - Thriftiness, Activity
• Trumpet Flower - Separation Fame
• Tuberose - Dangerous pleasures, Voluptuousness; Sweet voice.
• Tulip-tree - Fame, Rural happiness
• Tulip (General) - Perfect Lover; Fame; Flower Emblem of Holland
• Tulip (Red) - Declaration of love. Believe Me; 
• Tulip (Variegated) - Beautiful eyes 
• Tulip (Yellow) - Hopeless love, There's Sunshine in Your Smile
• Turnip - Charity  

• Valerian (General) - Accommodating disposition, Facility
• Valerian (Greek) - Rupture
• Valerian (Red) - Readiness
• Venus's Flytrap - Caught at last.
• Verbena (General) - Sensibility, Sensitiveness.
• Verbena (Pink) - Family union
• Verbena (Purple) - I weep for you; Regret.
• Verbena (White) - Pray for me. 
• Vervain - Enchantment
• Vine - Drunkenness Intoxicating Intoxication 
• Violet (Sweet) - Modesty
• Violet (Blue) - Faithfulness Love, Modesty, modest love  
• Violet (Purple) - You occupy my thoughts
• Violet (White) - Modesty,Purity; Candor; Innocence
• Violet (Yellow) - Modest worth, Rural happiness.
• Viscaria - Invitation to dance

• Wall Flower - Fidelity in misfortune. Faithfulness in adversity
• Walnut - Stratagem, Intellect.
• Water Lily - Purity of heart.
• Wheat - Prosperity, Wealth, Riches.
• Willow (Common) - Forsaken
• Willow (Creeping) - Love forsaken.
• Willow (French) - Bravery and humanity.
• Willow (Herb) - Pretension
• Willow (Water) - Freedom
• Willow (Weeping) - Mourning, Melancholy, Forsaken 
• Windflower - Desertion, forsaken
• Winged seeds (any kind) - Messengers
• Witch-hazel - A magic spell, A spell. A spell is on me
• Wormwood - Absence 

• Zephyr Flower - Expectation
• Zinnia (General) -  I mourn your absence. Thoughts of absent friends.
• Zinnia (Mixed) - Thinking (or in Memory) of an Absent Friend
• Zinnia (Magenta) - Lasting Affection
• Zinnia (Scarlet) - Constancy
• Zinnia (White) - Goodness
• Zinnia (Yellow) - Daily Remembrance

Collected from various sources

The Key To Happiness

The Romanies believe that it is extremely lucky to find a key. It means that you will soon be opening a door to success in love, marriage, or work, or even something very specific, such as getting a new car. No matter the form, happiness is assured.

With a key at hand, light a white candle. Visualize the metaphorical door you wish to open with the key. On a piece of paper, draw a door that will open to your wish.

Pour some candle wax on the drawing of the door and place the key in the wax, to weld the two totether. Let the wax cool. Fold the paper around the key to form a neat envlope or parcel. Generously seal all the edges with more wax from the candle. Blow out the candle.

At night, toss the parcel into a fire, imagining as vividly as possible the door you are passing through. Pour your passion into the flames and send your desires heavenward. The spell has been cast. Do not dwell on your wish, because such thoughts drag it back to earth and sap its energy. Have faith. Believe in the miracle, and it will happen.

Found in: The Good Spell Book

Key Magicks

To find an old key is magical. It is said that the finder will experience spiritual mysteries and have prophetic dreams. They will become a channel of communication between heaven and earth. But to break a key is an unfortunate omen: it predicts a broken relationship.

Wearing an old-fashioned key will unlock spiritual doors. Perform spells with identical keys, which are then worn by lovers to protect their relationship from infiltration. A key given to a lover who is going far away will keep you in his or her heart.

From: The Good Spell Book
and The Encyclopedia of Magickal Ingredients