Herb Magick: Hawthorn
Hawthorn, Crataegus oxyacantha
Also known as quickthorn, thorn apple, haw berry, whitethorn, and May-tree, the planet Mars, along with witches and Fae folk, rules Hawthorn. Its element is Fire, its direction is South, its day is Tuesday, and its magickal power is To Will. Hawthorn’s energetic effect is masculine, projective, and active; and, its associated Deities are Lilith, Uriel (archangel), and Phaleg (Olympic Spirit).
Use in Rituals, Spells, and Magickal Workings
Hawthorn’s leaves, flowers, and berries can be used in magickal workings, fresh, dried, or powdered. Hawthorn is used in magickal workings to promote courage, protection, and self-empowerment. It’s useful in workings to increase creativity, passion, love, and healing.
A faery and witch tree, feel blessed if you have Hawthorn growing on your property. Ask permission from the faeries to gather its leaves and flowers in the Spring and its red berries in the late summer or early fall.
Magickal Methodologies
- Fresh or dried Hawthorn berries, flowers, and leaves can be used whole on the altar or workspace during magickal workings.
- Dried Hawthorn leaves, berries, and flowers can be added to mojo or charm bags and then carried with you to influence a desired outcome.
- Fresh Hawthorn flowers can be floated in water along with floating candles to be used on an altar to increase healing, love, and passion.
- Dried Hawthorn leaves and flowers can be added to a simmer pot or powdered to the top of a candle (pillar, votive, tea light).
- You can also anoint a candle with oil and then roll the candle in powdered Hawthorn leaves or flowers.
- With care, and permission, the thorns from the Hawthorn tree can be used to scribe candles and included in witch bottles or charm/mojo/or hex bags.
- Make a Hawthorn infusion with dried leaves/flowers/berries, and then use the infusion to paint on a small piece of parchment paper or runestock to enhance a working. The berries will give you a red colored infusion. For example, paint the infusion on a piece of runestock (or parchment paper rolled into a small scroll) prior to creating a bindrune to carry with you or to invoke rune magick.
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