Herb Of The Week - Cumin - Esoteric

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Some esoteric lore and use of cumin ...

 

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Cumin (Cuminum cyminum)

 

Part Used

Fruit/seeds

 

Mars

Scorpio

Taurus

 

Aphrodisiac

Green Herb

Protection

Magickal

 

It is said that if the seeds are placed

by an object, or in it,

the object will never be stolen.

 

Cumin is burned with frankincense

for protection and then scattered

on the ground with salt

to drive out evil.

 

Cumin powder is used in wine

for a lust potion.

 

 

Grieve notes that the Greeks

saw this herb as a symbol of greed,

of one's self being out of balance

through an excessive attraction

to manifest reality. It is quite possible that there

were political origins for this belief.

 

Cumin was once very valuable

& that it was used as a means of payment.

 

In correspondence with the Hierophant card,

this herb can be used to promote a healthy

balance of one's interaction within both

the spiritual and mundane worlds.

 

It can be used magickally to provide protection

for one's home and one's kindred.

 

It has sometimes been employed in modern spells,

calling for a small pinch of the ground seed

to increase good fortune and prosperity.

 

Cumin is found in some recipes designed

to increase one's sexual appetite.

There are some practitioners (usually men)

who believe that a pinch of cumin should

be part of one's daily diet

in order to prolong vitality.

 

Used in love spells. When given to a lover, it promotes fidelity.