Herbalism 101 - Lavender

Good afternoon moon babes!

I've been having so much fun discussing crystals with you in our Crystal Convos, so I wanted to start an Herbalism 101 series to talk about different herbs and their properties. I'm starting off with a classic: Lavender! 

Lavender has been used as a magical herb for centuries and is often associated with spiritual peace, calmness, grounding, and remaining centered in times of chaos. Lavender has amazing spiritual properties such as attraction, banishing harmful spirits, happiness, increased intelligence, purification, dreamwork, glamours, beauty, astral travel, and aiding in sleep. You can use it for baneful workings while trying to take someone's sleep and serenity from them. Lavender flowers represent trust, devotion, serenity, and grace. The lavender Zodiac sign is Pisces and Virgo. It is associated with the Third Eye Chakra.

Lavender is ruled by the elements of air and water and has a very soft and soothing energy that can be used to heal, calm, and purify. It will ease the mind, emotions, and the spirit. It can be used in protection spells or anxiety workings. It can calm the body, eases muscle tension, pain, stress, and anxiety, and helps aid in spiritual healing and intuition.

Lavender is commonly known for its distinct scent. Though it's known by many names, lavender is a perennial herb used in herbal medicine, spells, bath soaks, cooking, and as a perfume. The green parts of lavender can also be used to make a tea that is milder than teas made with only the flowers.

The word lavender is thought to have originated from Old French lavandre, which ultimately came from Latin lavare (to wash), referring to the use of infusions of the plants.  Lavender is a genus of 47 known species of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. The color lavender is named after the pale purple flowers of the plant. Lavender is native to Cape Verde and the Canary Islands, as well as the Mediterranean region, northern Africa, and southwest Asia to India.

Lavender has been revered for centuries in food, traditional medicine, healing arts, cosmetics, and so much more. Use lavender when you need to feel centered amidst the chaos, when you want to feel calm and at peace with your surroundings, and when you want to open yourself and show your trustworthiness. 

We sell organic lavender and Lavender Spell Oil in the shop.

How do you like to use Lavender?

Blessed be, Anastasia 🤍🔮🌙

Moonlight and Sage