Agrimony

Agrimony

Other names: Agrimonia eupatoria; Liverwort; Stickwort; Church Steeples; Cockleburr; Herb de Saint Guillaume

Element: Air

Planet: Jupiter

Zodiac: Cancer

Ritual uses include: Reversal; Uncrossing; Protection; Hex Breaking; Lucid Dreaming

Agrimony is a cornerstone ingredient in any work that seeks to remove negative conditions. It has a very neutral smell when dried, and plays well with other herbs that pack more of an olfactory punch. Perfect for floor washes, spiritual baths, and candle dressing. Although some infuse Agrimony in lucid dreaming tinctures, an Old English rhyme attributes Agrimony placed under the pillow with the ability to provide deep or dreamless sleep:

If it be leyd under mann’s heed,
He shal sleepyn as he were deed;
He shal never drede ne wakyn
Till fro under his heed it be takyn.

Since Agrimony is also attributed the natural ability to reverse witchcraft, it is very well suited to Reversal/Uncrossing/Spellbreaker rituals. Although not necessarily pleasant smelling, it can be used as a fumigant.