The Magick of Botanicals

The Darklight Apothecary

Whether you are looking to enhance your spiritual practice or simply add some natural remedies to your medicine cabinet, this page has something for everyone.

From common herbs like lavender and sage to more exotic varieties like mugwort and mandrake, you will find a list of herbs and their uses.

Always adding more!

*PLEASE NOTE* CONSULT WITH A PHYSICIAN FOR ANY USE OF HERBS, PLANTS & ROOTS (BOTANICALS), IF ALLERGIC OR FOR INGESTING INTERNALLY  **IF APPLIES AND NOT POISONOUS

Valerian Root​

Element – Water

  • calm
  • communication 
  • anxiety
  • love
  • healing
  • peace
  • protection
  • harmony

Catnip

Element – Water 

  • attraction
  • acceptance
  • fertility
  • energy
  • dream work
  • courage
  • psychic ability

Calendula

Element – fire

  • protection

  • prosperity

  • beauty

  • rejuvenation

  • divination

  • clairvoyance

Lavender

Element – Air

  • balance

  • attraction

  • awareness

  • anxiety

  • clarity

  • focus

  • connection

  • divination

  • dream work

Mint

Element – Air, Fire

  • Healing

  • Pyschic Powers

  • divination

  • purification

  • dreams

  • Money

  • Love

Chamomile

Element – Water

  • balance
  • attraction
  • anxiety
  • calm
  • grounding
  • prosperity
  • luck
  • manifestation
  • creativity

Thyme

Element – Water, Air

  • divination
  • awareness
  • strength
  • awaken
  • healing
  • growth
  • purification
  • psychic
  • courage

Rose

Element – Water

  • protection
  • attraction
  • love
  • sex
  • blessings
  • consecrate
  • psychic ability
  • luck
  • healing
  • fertility

Cloves

Element – Earth, Fire

  • attraction
  • awareness
  • banish
  • clairvoyance
  • protection
  • prosperity
  • divination
  • sex magic
  • love magic

Cinnamon

Element – Fire

  • action
  • passion
  • power
  • prosperity
  • wealth
  • abundance
  • attraction
  • balance
  • dream work
  • psychic ability
  • focus
  • justice

Damiana

Element – Fire

  • sex magick
  • love
  • psychic ability
  • divination
  • aphrodisiac
  • passion
  • astral travel
  • meditation

Angelica

Element – Fire

  • protection
  • uncrossing
  • purification
  • exorcism

Oregano

Element – Air

  • joy
  • strength
  • energy
  • vitality

Rosemary

Element – Fire

  • banish
  • protection
  • remove negativity
  • love
  • purification
  • healing

Mullein

Element – Fire

  • awareness
  • protection
  • psychic ability
  • balance
  • courage
  • support
  • healing
  • honesty

Skullcap

Element – Water

  • focus
  • calm
  • stress
  • peace
  • healing
  • creativity

Star Anise

Element – Water, Air

  • consecrate
  • awareness
  • purification
  • authority
  • psychic ability
  • divination
  • luck

Mistle Toe

Element – Air

  • banish
  • protection
  • prosperity
  • longevity
  • healing
  • beauty
  • creativity
  • awaken

Mandrake

Element – Earth, Fire

  • banish
  • protection
  • control
  • divination
  • dream work
  • power
  • money

When working with botanicals in magick, some plants, herbs and roots are poisonous and can also cause allergic reactions depending on your sensitivities.  In some cases wearing protective gloves when handling botanicals are needed, so always do the research required for best results. 

Wormwood

Element – Air, Fire

  • protection
  • dream work
  • banish
  • hexes
  • divination
  • purification
  • defense
  • bind

Belladonna

Element – Water

  • visions
  • astral realm
  • healing
  • darkness

Datura

Element – Water

  • divination
  • descernment
  • astral travel
  • ritual dedication
  • concealment

Roots

Master
Root

masterroots

It’s called master root for a reason, and that’s because it is an all-purpose root for protection, power, luck, health, goddess connection.

High John The Conqueror

highjohn

Is a powerful root known for attraction, success, luck, prosperity, empowerment, justice, manifestation

Galangal
Little John

galangal

A root for money, strength, psychic ability, protection, courage, sex magick, luck, legal matters.

African Dream Root - Silene Capensis

dreamroot

The traditional methods of use is a technique that allows for ingesting certain elements of the root. Metaphysically this has great properties for astral travel and dream work.

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