Hyssop

Element: fire

Planet: Jupiter

Powers: purification, protection, banishing rituals, healing magic.

Use With: feverfew and rue. Crystals used with hyssop include agate.

Rituals, Holidays, and Celebrations:

Hyssop is the most widely used purification herb in magic. It is added to baths in sachets, infused and sprinkled on objects or persons to cleanse them, and hung up in the home to purge it of evil and negativity.

Carry a bit of hyssop in your pocket for protection.

Infuse the leaves in water and sprinkle around the room of someone who is sick, or blend them into incense to purify the home.

Anoint a black candle with hyssop essential oil to banish harmful people from your life.