TYPE 4

mugwort

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MUGWORT. ARTEMISIA VULGARIS.

FOLK NAMES: Artemisia. Artemiswort. Una's Herb. Midwifes Herb. Witchwort.

Sorcers Herb. Felons Herb. Muggons. Naughty Man. Old Man. Old Uncle Henry.

Sailors tobacco. St.John's plant. Mater Herbarum.

GENDER: FEMININE & COLD.

ELEMENT: EARTH & AIR.

DEITIES: Artemis. Diana. Luna. Venus. Freya. Inanna. Isis.Selene. Aradia.

Aine. Arianrhod. Hathor. Ishstarte.Gaia. Tellus.

POWERS: STRENGTH. PSYCHIC POWERS. HEALING. PROTECTION. PROPHETIC DREAMS.

BANISHING. ASTRAL PROJECTION. PAST LIFE REGRESSION. CLAIRVOYANCE

WHERE TO FIND: Waste ground, water sides, footpaths, hedges, herb & magical

gardens, can also be bought at some herb outlets.

PART USED: Leaves & flowers, fresh or dried. Twigs & branches used in Wiccan

craft work.

ASTROLOGY: HERB ASSOCIATED WITH PLANET VENUS & THE ZODIAC SIGNS TAURUS &

VIRGO.

MAGICAL USES:

Place mugwort in your shoes to gain strength during long walks, runs or if

you stand for long periods. For this purpose pick mugwort before sunrise

saying:

" Tollam te Artemisa, ne lassus sim in via".

A pillow stuffed with mugwort & slept upon will produce prophetic dreams.

Mugwort is also burned with Sandalwood or Wormwood during scrying rituals & a

mugwort infusion sweetened with honey is drunk before divination.

An infusion is also used to wash crystals, crystal balls & magic mirrors.

When using a crystal ball place mugwort around the base to aid in psychic

workings. Rub mugwort between your hands before handling your divination

tools. Store all tools with mugwort to infuse them with helpful energies,

replace them once a year. Burn to aid all spell work & Banishing rites.

When carrying mugwort you cannot be harmed by poison, wild beasts, another's

spell or sunstroke, according to Ancient Tradition. In a building mugwort

prevents elves & other evil things from entering ,so it is often used in dry

arrangements in the ho me to ward off negetivity & bane. Can also be used in

magical potpourri & placed in any room, hung from a bag in your car or placed

in the work place.

Hang over doors for protection of home, can also be placed in the sick room

during family illnesses. Add to flower arrangements when taking flowers to a

patient in hospital. Mugwort is used in all exorism rites by Christians &

Pagans, in the East it was burnt in Temples to ward off evil spirits.

Grow in your magical garden to honor the Goddess & for protection of house &

garden. This herb will grow in a large pot on a sunny balcony open to the sky

but will not grow in doors.

Mugwort is also used in fertility spells & rituals or carried for this

purpose. It is also used to produce lust, cure disease, prevent madness,

attract fertility, power & strength if carried on the body.

If placed next to bed it aids astral projection & Past life regression dream

Gather leaves at full moon for any magical work, hang to dry, then bottle in

glass & lable, Do not store in plastic it will become toxic in time & rapidly

lose its energies.

Mugwort was called by the old Herbalists as "Mater Herbarum" the Mother of

Herbs & was considered the most potent of them all, it was often the first

herb planted in any herb garden. Witches later planted it along pathways,

near their ritual sites et c because of persecution. Today it is considered a

weed in Europe because it grows everywhere were men gather & settle.

The flowering time is Midsummer, the flowers are tiny button like yellowish

brown. Mugwort is easy to grow from cuttings or root division in Spring. Dry

leaves & flowers for Winter use as the whole plant dies back in Winter to

sprout again each Sprin g.

An infusion is used for menstrual problems.[Scanty menses.] Please make sure

that your patient is not pregnant before using as it can produce premature

birth.It is used during childbirth to bring down the afterbirth, the woman

squats over a steam inf usion & does not take it internally.

Powdered leaves taken in wine is a speedy & certain help for Sciatica.

A teaspoon of powdered leaves is taken in water 3 times a day as a nervine

for convulsions.

Mugwort was used in Ancient times to flavour beer & increase its magical

power before the common use of hops. The old English Mucgwyrt, from midge &

wort a herb, alludes to the plants use as a repellent for insects. Mugwort

has a long history dating back to Ancient times when it was used in Religious

rites for its magical properties, it was also carried after a long illness to

strengthen & protect the body from further disease due to general weakness &

the baneful thoughts of others or the dread ed evil eye. Words were

considered very powerful & a compliment from someone was often averted with a

sign of the "Horned God" & Spitting on the Earth & then the use of mugwort

& Rue until they felt safe once again.

The infusion was used for both woman & men during the menopause & also given

as a treatment for Opium addiction.

Mugwort fearures in the magical lore of Europe, Asia & China. In the pre-

Christian "Day of the 9 Herbs" the first incantation for protection is to

mugwort, the Mother of Herbs associated with the old Goddess of Pagan times,

a Goddess of Earth, Moon & Universe, the creative female force that created

"HAVE IN MIND, MUGWORT, WHAT YOU MADE KNOWN, WHAT YOU LAID DOWN, AT THE GREAT

DENOUNCING, UNA YOUR NAME IS, OLDEST OF HERBS!

OF MIGHTY AGAINST 30 & AGAINST 3.OF MIGHTY AGAINST VENOM & THE ON FLYING. OF

MIGHTY AGAINST THE VILE SHE WHO FARES THROUGH THE LAND."

Dried mugwort leaves [ Moxa] are made into small cones for use in

moxibustion. The Chinese practice of leaves smouldering on the skin to give

deep penetration of heat & healing for Rheumatism & Artritis.[ ACUPUNCTURE.]

Acupuncture & Moxibustion dates back to the Bronze Age 2000 B.C. E.

Farmers of old used to hang & strew mugwort in grain barns to dispel

beetles & other insects & protect the gathered harvest. This herb is used in

all Harvest Festivals, for it is at this time that it is honoured for all its

varoius aspects. Mugwort is both an antiseptic & a disenfectant & can be

used to clean cuts & wounds.

METHOD OF INFUSION FOR THE FOLLOWING AILMENTS:

Fevers, Nerves, Stress & Tension, Stomach upsets, Hysteria, Poor

digestion, Rheumatism, Artritis, the menopause & menstruel problems.

10g / third of an oz of dried mugwort to half a pint of boiling water.Leave

to stand for 5 min, strain, drink no more than 2 cups per day.[ honey may be

added to infusion.]

BLESSED BE.