Elemental Rulers and What They Influence

  • EARTH - peace, grounding and centering of energies, fertility, money, business success, stability, gardening and agriculture
  • AIR - communications of all kind, travel and the intellect
  • FIRE - protection, defensive magick, physical strength, magickal energy, courage, will power and purification
  • WATER - healing, compassion, reconciliation, friendship, purification, destressing, peace, sleep, dreams and psychism
  • AKASHA - is the fifth element and is used for many magickal applications, including longevity and past life regressional magick



Since the abundance of herbs listed here is so great, I will list them in alphabetical order to make it easier for you to find that for which you search.



EARTH

alfalfa, asphodel, barley, beet, bistort, buckwheat, corn, cotton, cypress, fern, fumitory, honesty, honeysuckle, horehound, horsetail, knotweek, loosestrife, magnolia, mugwort, oats, oleander, patchouly, pea, potato, primrose, quince, rhubarb, rye, sagebrush, sorrel, tulip, turnip, vervain, vetivert, wheat



AIR

acacia, agaric, agrimony, almond, anise, aspen, banyan, bean, benzoin, bergamot (orange), bistort, bittersweet, bodhi, borage, bracken, brazilnut, bromeliad, broom, caraway, chicory, citron, clover, dandelioin, dock, elecampane, endive, eyebright, fenugreek, filbert, goat's rue, goldenrod, hazel, hops, houseleek, lavendar, lemongrass, lemon verbena, lily of the valley, linden, mace, male fern, maple, marjoram, mastic, meadowsweet, mint, mistletoe, mulberry, palm, papyrus, parsley, pecan, pimpernel, pine, pistachio, rice, sage, savory, senna, slippery elm, southernwood, star anise, wax plant



FIRE

alder, allspice, angelica, asafoetida, ash, avens, basil, bay, cactus, carrot, cashew, cat tail, cedar, celery, chestnut, chili pepper, chrysanthemum, cinnamon, cinquefoil, clove, copal, coriander, cumin, curry, deerstongue, dill, dragon's blood, fennel, fig, flax, frankincense, galangal, garlic, gentian, ginger, ginsent, goldenseal, hawthorn, high john the ocnqueror, holly, houndstongue, hyssop, juniper, leek, lime, lovage, mandrake, marigold, may apple, mullein, mustard, norfolk island pine, nutmeg, oak, olive, onion, orange, pepper, peppermint, pepper tree, pimento, pineapple, pomegranate, radish, rosemary, rowan, rue, saffron, st. john's wort, sassafras, sesame, shallot, sloe, snapdragon, squill, sunflower, tangerine, tea, thistle (milk and holy), ti, toadflax, tobacco, tormentil, venus' flytrap, walnut, witch hazel, woordruff, wormwood, yucca



WATER

african violet, aloe, althea, apple, apricot, aster, avocado, balm of gilead, banana, bedstraw, belladonna, birch, blackberry, blue flag, boneset, buchu, buckthorn, burdock, cabbage, calamus, camellia, camphor, caper, cardamom, catnip, chamomile, cherry, chickweed, club moss, coconut, coltsfoot, columbine, comfrey, cowslip, crocus, cucumber, cyclamen, daffodil, daisy, elder, elm, eycalyptus, euphorbia, feverfew, foxglove, gardenia, gourd, grape, heather, hemlock, hemp, henbane, hibiscus, huckleberry, hyacinth, indian pain brush, iris, irish moss, jasmine, kava kava, lady's slipper, larkspur, lemon, lettuce, licorice, lilac, lily, lotus, lucky hand, maidenhair, mallow, mesquite, mimosa, moonwort, morning glory, myrrh, myrtle, orchid, orris, pansy, papaya, passion flower, peach, pear, persimmon, plum, poplar, poppy, ragwort, raspberry, rose, sandalwood, scullcap, skunk cabbage, solomon's seal, spearmint, spikenard, strawberry, sugar cane, sweetpea, tamarind, tamarisk, tansy, thyme, tomato, tonka bean, trillium, valerian, vanilla violet, willow, wintergreen, wolf's bane, yarrow, yew

All herbs are akasha, and can be charged for the akashic powers.



A Short Primer of Baneful *Poisonous* Herbs

wormwood
wolfsbane
henbane
tonka
tansy
poppy
pennyroyal
yew		mayapple
mandrake
high john the conqueror
morning glory
hemlock
foxglove
elder
deerstongue		datura
yew
calamus
broom
nightshade, aka belladonna, monkshood
mistletoe



Small Glossary Of Old Herbal Names

Witches' Name Modern Name Scientific Name
Adder's Tongue Dogstooth Violet Erythronium Americanum
Ass's Ear Comfrey Symphytum officinale
Bull's Eyes Marsh Marigold Caltha palustris
Bird's Eye False Hellebore Adonis vernalis
Cat's Paw Ground Ivy Nepeta glechoma
Cock's Comb Yellow Rattle Rhinanthus christagalli
Crow Foot Cranesbill Geranium maculatum
Donkey's Eyes Cowage Plant Seed Mucuna pruriens
Flesh and Blood Tormentil Potentilla tormentilla
Goat's Beard Vegetable Oyster Tragopogon porrofoloius
Hound's Tongue Vanilla leaf Liatris odoratissima
Lizard's Tail Breast Weed Saururus cernuus
Frog's Foot Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus
Jew's Ear Elder or Elm Tree Fungus Peziza auricula
Shepherd's Heart Shepherd's Purse Cabella bursa pastoris
Snakes Tongue Adder's Tongue Fern Ophioglossum vulgatum
Toad Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
Swine Snout Dandelion Taraxacum dens leonis
Snake Milk Blooming Spurge Euphorbia corollata
Squirrel Ear White Plantain Goodyear repens
Old Man's Beard Fringe Tree Chionanthus virginica
Fairy Fingers Foxglove Digitalis purpurea



Powers of Trees


 1. Almond: Divination. Clairvoyance. Wisdom. Money. Business. Loans.
 2. Apple : Healing. Prosperity. Love. Perpetual Youth.
 3. Ash: Protection. Sea Magick.
 4. Apricot: Love.
 5. Aspen: Protection.
 6. Birch: Protection. Purification. Fertility. New Beginnings.
 7. Cedar: Prosperity. Longevity.
 8. Coconut: Purity. Chastity. Healing.
 9. Cypress: Past Life Workings. Protection.
10. Elder: Healing. Protection. Prosperity.
11. Elm: Protection
12. Eucalyptus: Healing.
13. Fig: Fertility. Strength. Energy. Health.
14. Hawthorn: Cleansing. Marriage. Protection. Reconciliation.
15. Hazel: Divination. Marriage. Protection. Reconciliation.
16. Hemlock: Not recommended for use.
17. Juniper: Protection.
18. Lemon: Divination. Healing. Chastity. Neutrality.
19. Lime: Same as Lemon.
20. Linden: Protection.
21. Maple: Divination. Love.
22. Mulberry: Knowledge. Divination. Wisdom. The Will.
23. Oak: Healing. Strength. Money. Longevity.
24. Olive: Peace. Fruitfulness. Security. Money. Marriage. Fidelity.
25. Orange : Love. Marriage.
26. Palm: Strength.
27. Peach: Love. Divination.
28. Pine: Purification. Health. Fortune. Fertility. Prosperity.
29. Rowan: Protection. Strength.
30. Walnut: Healing. Protection.
31. Willow: Healing. Protection. Enchantments. Wishing. Easy delivery of babies.
32. Yew: Is sacred, and not recommended for use.


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Photo Credits

Picture 1 - Elswet, Herself, with a 25 year old Hemlock tree.
Picture 2 - Elswet inspecting a block of rosemary.
Picture 3 - Herbal pictures taken at Personalized Plantings, Inc. Pigeon Forge, TN. They are no longer in business.