The Magic of Rosemary

Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)
"Dew of the Sea"
Also known as: Compass Weed, Elf Leaf, Guardrobe, Incensier, Polar Plant, Anthos, Biberiye, Mannen-Ro, Romarin, Romero, Romero Comun
Properties: Sun, Masculine, Fire, Leo
Powers: Protection, Love, Lust, Sleep, Youth, Mental Powers, Exorcism, Purification, Healing

According to myth, Rosemary draped the Greek goddess Aphrodite when she birthed from the sea.

Rosemary is considered a guardian and a protector of woman

• associated with weddings & as a symbol of fidelity,
• used as a love charm
• used for dispelling jealousy
• great for ritual cleansing, blessing and purification
• protects against witches, evil influences, & nightmares
• utilized as a remembrance for commemorations and funerals
• can aid in success in school
• often in spells to retain youth
• use to remember dreams

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Magic & Divinations

LOVE

To bring love to your doorstep, tie three sprigs of rosemary together with red thread and place the sprigs under your doormat. To bring or keep love in the bedroom, place the bound sprigs between the mattress and boxspring.
(http://herbalriot.tumblr.com/post/53191266546/magickal-uses-of-rosemary)

If you haven't chosen a mate yet and have several to think about, name a pot for each one and plant rosemary in each pot. The one that grows the fastest and strongest is your best choice. (http://www.witchipedia.com/herb:rosemary)

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PROTECTION

Remove a Curse
You’ll need to set this breaking spell out on a table or altar space that won’t be disturbed for the duration of the spell.

Ingredients:
​5 white candles - Rosemary (oil or herbs) - Salt (fine, not coarse)

On your table, sprinkle a fine line of salt to draw a pentacle. It doesn’t have to be perfect but try to get it somewhat symmetrical. At each point of the star, add a few drops of rosemary oil or a sprinkle of dry rosemary (yes, right on the table top). Then set 1 white candle at each point.

Light each candle, starting with the one at the top. After each one, say the words:

                                                         ‘By the dark and the light
                                                          Your spell ends tonight.’

Let the candles burn for one hour, then snuff them out. Do the same thing the next time, except let them burn all the way out.

Leave the candle stubs in place for another 5 days, so the entire spell is in place for a week. After that, any negative magick against you will be gone.
(http://ladyarielswiccanwritings.blogspot.com/2011/12/curse-removal.html)

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Bellarmine jug, c. 1650

​Witches Bottle

Gather Rosemary, needles, and pins.
Fill a small jar saying these words as you work.

Pins, needles, rosemary, wine,
In this witches bottle of mine, 
Guard against harm and enmity,
This is my will, so mote it be.

Fill the jar with red wine
apply cork or lid and drip wax from a black or red candle around to seal.
Bury the jar in the farthest corner of your property or place in an inconspicuous spot in the house.
It destroys negativity and evil. The pins and needles will impale evil, the wine drowns it, and the rosemary sends it far away.
(The Magical Household by Scott Cunningham, page 107)
Photo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch_bottle#/media/File:Bellarmine_jug00.jpg

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DIVINATION

​Dreaming True

When the moon is waxing and almost full, prior to bed take a warm bath mixed with a few drops of the following mixture:

oil of lavender
oil of rosemary
oil of peppermint
oil of thyme
powdered poppy seeds

In the bedroom burn an incense of:

camphor
powdered aloeswood
Jasmine
pulverized cucumber seeds
powdered white Sandalwood

Before lying down to sleep, write your question on a parchment paper with your pen and ink of Art. Place the paper and a small sachet of wormwood herb under your pillow. Dream through the night and in the morning you will have an answer to your question. (Mastering Witchcraft by Paul Huson, page 86)

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My favorite use for Rosemary is in Reversing Oil and for reversing spells.

~Atheona
Improvise! Adapt! Overcome!

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