Raspberry Leaf cut (Rubus idaeus)

How to Use It

Witchcraft & Folk Magick

• Thorny raspberry canes were hung over doors after a death to keep the spirit from coming back inside, and the leaf carries that protective role in home packets.
• Added to love sachets and teas shared between partners to sweeten affection.

A Simple Working

• Take a small red cloth bag and a spoonful of raspberry leaf.
• Add a pinch of rosemary and three straight pins.
• Hold it in both hands and name the household it protects.
• Tie it with red thread.
• Hang it above the main door of the house.
• Replace it each year.

Pairs Well With

• Rosemary: a second protector of the home.
• Red rose petals: deepen raspberry leaf love blends.
• Blackberry leaf: its bramble cousin, used in the same protective ways.
• A red chime candle: for love and protection candle work.

What You Receive

Cut and sifted dried raspberry leaf, available in 1 oz, 2 oz and 1 lb.

Origin & Lore

The red raspberry grows wild across Europe and northern Asia and has been gathered for its fruit since prehistory. Its leaves were dried for a household tea, traditionally drunk by women, and the canes were cut and used around the garden.

A Greek tale says raspberries were once white, until the nymph Ida pricked her finger picking them for the infant Zeus and stained them red forever.

The species name idaeus refers to Mount Ida, where Greek myth placed the nymph and the raspberry’s origin. The thorny, arching bramble family has long been used in European folk practice as a barrier against wandering spirits.