Sunday, June 22, 2014

Smartweed Lady's Thumb


Ladies thumb is interchangeable with Knot weed, it can be used for love, binding, bonding and restricting, although when used for the latter of restricting consider carefully please, Karmic law, "do to others as you want done to you, for that is what is done" and the other ancient saying, "if you lead into captivity, there also you enter in yourself"

Wild Harvest List

 

Daffodil 

Purple Dead Nettle Lamium purpureum 

Smartweed Lady's Thumb

 Wild Geranium

 Wood Sorrel

Wild Geranium

Other Names: Crane's bill, Spotted Geranium, Spotted Cranesbill, Wood Geranium, Spotted Cranesbill, Wild Cranesbill, Crowfoot, Dove's-foot, Old Maid's Nightcap, Shameface, hardy geranium 

A tea of Wild Geranium flowers is an effective counter to many love spells. A bit of the root can be carried as an amulet to attract happiness and prosperity. It can also be used in spells to encourage conception, successful pregnancy and safe childbirth, especially in sympathetic spells.