Guest guest Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 Some " fun " and esoteric catnip lore and uses over the ages ... *Smile* Chris (list mom) It's The Great Pumpkin Progressive Auction! New Items Added! http://tinyurl.com/4gywn http://www.alittleolfactory.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.tempestwolf.com/herbs/magickal/c/catnipnc_m.htm Magickal Catnip Nepeta cataria Family:Labiatae Other Names:Cat, Cataria, Cat mint, Catmint, Catnep, Catrup, Cat's-play, Cat's Wort, Catswort, Catwort, Field Balm, Garden Nep, Herba Cataria, Herba Catti, Nebada, Nep, Nepeta, Nip Parts Used:Flowers, Leaves, Stem Meaning: Astrology:Planet:Venus Gender:Feminine Sign: Energy:Cold House: Element:Air, Water Deities:Bast, SekhmetTime:Day: Celebrations: Month: Rituals:House BlessingsSeason: Herbe type:Animals (especially felines), Fertility, Religious Uses:-Folk charms for fertility and love. -Barrennness. Fertility charm. -Ingredient in love sachets (especially with rose petals). -Ingredient in love incenses (especially with rose petals). -Religious Herbe for Bast and Sekhmet. -Any magick or healing involving felines. -Shapeshifting (particularly were-cats). -Self growth (in incense with Dragon's Blood, exorcises bad habits) -Animals and animal contacts -Love -Magickal book bookmarks (large dried leaves) -Psychic bond with cat (by giving it to and playing with kitty) Incense:-Scent: Grassy or herby with touch of bitter mint. -Animals (particularly felines) -Cleansing (as in refreshing, and also as in cleansing ritual tools, especially blades) -Consecrating blades -Commanding -Dreams -Harmony -Love (especially with rose petals) -Peace -Rest -Sleep -Tranquility Color: Tarot:Strength (#8) and Nines Lore: -It is said that the root of catnip, when eaten or chewed, can make even the most gentle and calm person violently angry and quarrelsome. There is an old legend of an executioner who could not bring himself to dispatch anyone until he had chewed/eaten catnip root. Bibliography: Note: This Bibliography is for the Magickal references ONLY. Information such as " other names " and " parts used " was found in these books AND some of the books listed on the medicinal version of this page. Beyerl, Paul, The Master Book of Herbalism, Custer, WA: Phoenix Publishing Co., 1984. Culpeper, Nicholas and Pottern, David (editor), Culpeper's Color Herbal, New York, NY: Sterling, 1983. Culpeper, Nicholas, Culpeper's Complete Herbal & English Physician, Enlarged, Glenwood, IL: Meyerbooks, 1990. Cunningham, Scott, Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs, St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn, 1999. Cunningham, Scott, Magical Herbalism, St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn, 1983. Smith, Steven R., (Wylundt), Wylundt's Book of Incense, York Beach, ME: Samuel Weiser, Inc., 1989. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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