Lavender, French oil

How to Use It

Witchcraft & Folk Magick

• Dress a pale purple or blue candle before study or meditation for a clear mind.
• Anoint a sleep pillow or the corners of your pillowcase.
• Add to a cleansing bath with salt.

Hoodoo & Rootwork

• Add to a peace floor wash for a calm home.
• Anoint love mojo bags, where lavender is used for gentle, affectionate love.

Ceremonial & Occult Magick

• Dress candles for workings of Mercury on a Wednesday for intellect and communication.
• Anoint the brow before meditation or study of the occult.

A Simple Working

• Take a pale purple chime candle and the book or notes you are studying.
• Dress the candle with French lavender oil from base to wick.
• Anoint your temples with a small drop.
• Light the candle and take three slow breaths.
• Study or write for as long as the candle burns.
• Put out the candle when you finish and relight it for your next session.

Pairs Well With

• Rosemary, for memory alongside lavender’s calm.
• Chamomile, for peace and sleep.
• Amethyst, kept on the desk or by the bed.
• Blue candles, for peace and clarity.

What You Receive

French lavender oil, available in 2 dram and 1 oz bottles.

Origin & Lore

Lavender oil is named for lavender, the aromatic Mediterranean shrub of the mint family. The Romans scented baths and linen with it, and it has been used in folk magick for clarity, peace, purification and love for centuries.

Medieval washerwomen were called lavenders in English, and the herb was laid among clean linen in chests across Europe.

Lavender was a favourite of English cottage gardens and Tudor households, and in hoodoo it has long been used in love and peace work. The name is often linked to the Latin lavare, to wash, though etymologists consider the connection uncertain.