Description

Origin & Traditional Use

Blessed thistle is a spiny Mediterranean plant with yellow flowers, long grown in monastery gardens as a household herb and brewed as a bitter tonic. In folk magic it is a herb of purification, protection and breaking hexes.

Uses in the Work

Use it to break hexes and purify. Add it to uncrossing baths, carry it to ward off evil, and burn it to cleanse a home after an attack. In protection work, place it in witch bottles and around the doors. It strengthens vitality after draining spirit work and is used in workings for strength and endurance.

Pairs Well With

Hex Breaker Oil – 1 oz; Frankincense Tears – 1 oz; Hyssop – 1 oz

Lore

It was called “holy thistle” because it was believed to have been blessed by God, and in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing Margaret recommends it to a lovesick Beatrice. Thistles in general were planted to ward off thieves and evil spirits.

What You Receive

In magic it makes a potent ingredient for protection, hexes, strength, diverting negative energy, travel protection, and making men better lovers. 1oz in cut form to be stored in an airtight container in a cool, dark place.