Galangal or Lo John-Alpina officinalis

 

Galanga, East Indian Root, Chinese Ginger, Galgantwurzel, and Rhizome de Galanga

 

This root is used for several different magickal purposes. If worn or carried, Galanga helps to aid in psychic development, it attracts luck, and it helps to keep the wearer in good health. Putting this root in a sachet with silver helps to attract money. This herb, in powdered form, is burned to break ill wishes and to give strength to spells.Galangal root is also used to avoid legal problems, and to give courage, and strength. In ancient times, this herb was used as an aphrodisiac. Thisroot is also effective insex magick. Some say that sprinkling the powdered herb around the house will encourage sexual desire. 

 

Grains of Paradise-Aframomum melegueta

 

Aframomum melegueta, Afrika Kakulesi, Alligator Pepper, Amomum melegueta, Graine de Paradis, Graines de Guinée, Grani de Meleguetta, Granos de Guinea, Granos del Paraíso, Guinea Grains, Guinea Pepper, Guineapfeffer, Khayrbûâ, Malagettapfeffer, Melagueta, Malaguette, Malagvet, Maleguetta Pepper, Mallaguetta Pepper, Maniguetta, Maniguette, Maniquette, Melegeti Aframon, Melegueta, Melegueta Pepper, Meleguetapfeffer, Meleguetta Pepper, Méléguette, Paradieskörner, Paradiskorn, Pimienta Melegueta, Plante du Paradis, Poivre de Guinée, Poivre du Paradis, Qâqullah Dhakar, Rajskiye Zyorna, Semence de Paradis, Sha Ren.

 

7 Grains, steeped in water, are used to make a bath for men to make them more attractive to women.  3 grains are used to gain a favorable outcome in court, but as they are to be prayed over and placed on a judges desk, it is difficult in the modern courtroom.

In certain religions, they are used to feed the deities.  Also used to ensure success and protection.

 

High John the Conqueror Root-Ipomoea jalapa.

 

High John de Conker,” “Low John de Conker,” “John the Conqueror root,” “HighJohn", Jalap Bindweed, Conqueror Root, High John Root, Ipomoea, Jalap 
 

According to folk belief, High John as a “root medicine” is a protecting agent when a subject is up against evil spirits and can control potentially conflicting situations including love relationships, gambling, litigation, employment, and financial matters. It is most often associated with success, happiness, and improving one's fortune. This product may be dug directly from the woods or purchased from conjurers and used in a variety of forms, including a nonprocessed root, diced, liquid, or powder state.

To make an all-purpose annointing oil, take 3 roots make a small cut in them add them to a good quality oil and let them sit for several weeks.  You can leave them in the oil or remove them for workings.  Dress your candles with the oil!

 

Legend: John the Conquer root, or John the Conqueroo, to which magical powers are ascribed in American folklore, especially among the hoodoo tradition of folk magic. John the Conqueror was an African Prince who was sold as a slave in the Americas. Despite his enslavement, his spirit was never broken and he survived in folklore as a sort of a trickster figure, because of the tricks he played to evade his masters

High John de Conquer went back to Africa, but he left his power here, and placed his American dwelling in the root of a certain plant. Only possess that root, and he can be summoned at any time.

 

Juniper Leaf-Juniperous Sap

 

Crann Fir (Old Irish), Aiten, Melmot, Horse-saving, Bastard-killer

 

In some areas Juniper is considered to be a powerful deterrent against the devil and witches. It was hung over doorways on the eve of May day to keep away evil and burnt on Hallowe’en to ward off evil spirits. It was said that if one dreamt of gathering the berries in winter it foretold prosperity, whilst the berries themselves signified either great honour or the birth of a boy.

 

An all-around purifying, exorcising, and protective herb. 
 

Juniper is the sacred smudging herb of the Siberian shamans, used in much the same way as Mugwort, and for the same reasons. It can be substituted for Mugwort in any shamanic ritual. It was also one of the earliest-known incense plants in ancient Greece. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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