Description

Origin & Traditional Use

Catnip is a mint-family herb famous for its effect on cats, also brewed as a mild tea in folk tradition. In folk magic it is used for love, beauty, happiness and to attract good spirits.

Uses in the Work

Use it in love and attraction work, especially to draw a lover or a friend. Add it to love baths and sachets, and burn it to call good spirits and to bring luck. It is used to strengthen a bond with a familiar, so place it on a pet’s altar or feed it to a feline familiar. Large leaves can be dried and pressed into a book of shadows.

Pairs Well With

Black Cat Bone; Venus Planetary Oil – 1 oz; 5.5″ Black Cat Candle

Lore

Catnip contains nepetalactone, which triggers the response in about two thirds of cats. Hangmen were said to chew catnip before executions to make themselves fierce. In folk magic it is one of the herbs of Bast, the Egyptian cat goddess.

What You Receive

1oz in cut form to be stored in a sealed container in a cool, dry place. May vary in coloring from the batch seen in picture.