~Faeries and Their Favorite Herbs and Plants~
Because faeries are nature beings, they of course have many favorite plants and herbs. These plants can be used as gifts from you to the faeries or planted in your garden to attract faeries to your gardens. The herbs can be mixed together to make your own incense to burn in honor of the faeries. I hope you find this information useful.
Foxglove
The name is derived from "Little Folks' Glove". They may be worn by faeries as hats and/or gloves. The source of the modern heart drug Digitalis, Foxglove can have seriously dangerous results if taken internally. DO NOT INGEST! Instead plant it near your fornt door to invite the Fae in. Put a dried sprig of fogxglove in a talisman to keep you surrounded in Faerie light.
This plant is said to make the invisible visible. Eating them will allow you to see faeries. Lore states that if one touches a faerie rock with the correct number of primroses in a posy, the way to faerieland and faerie gifts is made clear. The wrong number means certain doom. When planted in a garden or hung dried on the front door, primroses will attract the company of Faeries. If you have them growing under your care, do not let them die! The Faery will be deeply offended by your carelessness.
Used as makeshift horses by the faerie.
This can be used as part of a recipe for a brew made to see the faeries. The tops to the Wild Thyme must be gathered near the side of a faerie hill. Wearing thyme will increase our ability to see the Sidhe. Sprinkle it at the base of your door, and on window sills to invite the Faerie to enter your home.
These are loved and protected by the faeries. They help one to find hidden faerie gold.
This flower was used as a love potion by Oberon, a faerie king thought to have been invented by Shakespeare in "A Midsummer Night's Dream".
Lore has it that one who hears a bluebell ring will soon die. A field of bluebells is especially dangerous, as it is intricately interwoven with faerie enchantments. Said to attract faeries to dance in your garden.
A four-leaved clover may be used to break a faerie spell. /a sacred faert okabtm ckivers if akk jubds wukk attract them. Lay seven grains of wheat on a four-leafed clover to see the Faerie.
Protects against faerie spells and is also used as a healing herb.
Celtic legend says it is the receptacle of knowledge; the hazelnut is a symbol of fertility in England.
Protects angainst bad spirits. Used in butter churns so that the butter would not be overlooked by faeries. Bewitched horses may be controlled by a rowan whip. Druids used rowan wood for fires with which they called up spirits whome could be forced to answer questions when rowanberries were spread over the flayed hides of bulls. A favorite/sacred tree to witches.
Guarded by the Lunantishee.
Oakmen are created when a felled oak stump sends up shoots. One should never take food offered by then since it is poisonous. Legend tells us that "Faerie folks are in the oaks". Believed to provide safe havens and homes for many varieties of faerie.
At night they uproot themselves and stalk travelers, muttering at them.
Sometimes is a witch disguised a s a tree. Never lay a baby in an elderwood cradle or the faeries will pinch them so they bruise. Burning elderwood is dangerous since it invites the Devil. Said to offer protection to the faeries from negative spirits.
If the spirit of the birch tree ( The One with the White Hand) touches a head it leaves a white mark and the person turns insane, If it touchesa heart, the person will die.
Protected by water sprites.
To ensure good harvests, leave the last apple of your crop for the Apple-Tree-Man. The bark of apple trees or the fruits themselves have the power to transport a true-hearted seeker to the Otherworld. Burn the bark as an offering to the Good Folk on Midsummer's night. Also used in faerie love spells.
Druids wands were made of ash twigs. It also has healing properties. Weaklimbed children were passed through split ash trees whech were then bound up. If the tree grew straight, the child would as wll. Also me be used as a substitute for Rowan.
Also known as Witches' Tree, is one part of the sacred triad of trees that are said to be sacred to the Faerie Folk. Oak, Ash, and Thorn, when growing naturally together, create a place where it is easy to see the Fey. Hawthorns wee once believed to be the transfromed bodies fo Witches, who had shapeshifted into tree form. It is more likely that the spirit seen in the Hawthorn was that of a dryad or tree faerie.
Some have poisonous, hallucinogenic properties. The Vikings ate it and gain their reputations as berserkers. In Celtic lore, they are among the food of the gods, as with many red plants. Some toadstools associated with the faerie are Fly Agaric, Yellow Fairy Club, Slender Elf Cap, Dune Pixie-Hood, and Dryad's Saddle.
Marks the boundaries of faerie rings.
Elderberry- Used to make Faerie wine, these berries can be burned on a fire to invite the Good Folk to a gathering. Make a homemade brew of elderberry wine and you arer sure to have some thirsty visitors. It si said that if a human drinks the wine, she will be able to see the Faerie. If a human should drink Elderberry wine from the sam goblet as a Faerie being, he will be able to see them forever after.
Elecampagne- Also knowm as Elfswort, this root can be scattered around the home to atract the Sidhe(pronounced She). It can be added to any magick or spell to invoke Faerie blessing.
Heather- Said to ignite faerie passions and open portals between their world and our own.
Lilac- The sweet scent is said to draw Sprites to your garden.
Mistletoe- The most sacred herb of the Druids, Misteltoe is a magickal activator, In Faerie spells, use a dash of Mistletoe taken on Summer Solstice(June 21) to empowere you workings with Faerie magick.
Peony- Said to invoke the faerie into your dreams.
Roses- Roses attract the faerie to a garden. Their sweet scent will lure elemental spirits to take up residence close by. Roses can be used in Faerie love spells. When performing the spell, sprinkle rose petals under your feet and dance softly upon them while asking the Farie for their blessing on your magick.
The most obvious portals into the world of faerie are all around us in the world of nature. It is important to remember that even though we may call certain plants sacred to faeries because of their link with the Good Folk, all of nature is truly sacred to them. The understanding of this deep connection between nature and Mother Earth is their most valuable gift for humanity.
Many of these plants and herbs mentioned may be poisonous. Please check your local nursery to find out which ones before you decide to grow them in your own garden, especially if you have small children or animals in your home.
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