Plants are powerful and have different properties that they are best for
The energy comes from you and your intention, but using plants that can harness that energy effectively is the best way to go
There are 15 plants that I use and other green witches use that represent happiness in our spells. These plants are only as powerful as you allow them to be. The happiness energy comes from you, and then they give it back in a larger amount. Some plants that are efficient at this are:
- Borage
- Chickweed – Protect happiness
- Chrysanthemum
- Eyebright
- Lavender
- Adam and Eve roots
- Catnip
- Hawthorn
- Meadowsweet
- Quince
- Saffron
- St. John’s Wort
Think about plants like a container
Most containers will be usable with any intention to put inside, but some containers work best for specific things
Let’s learn more about each of these plants that represent happiness in spellwork and how we can use them in our craft
Borage
Borage is a flower that is native to Syria before the Romans introduced it to the rest of the countries along the Mediterranean Sea.
Flowers, leaves, and seeds are used in tea, oils, infusions, compresses, and poultices.
Borage is nicknamed the “star flower” and it is considered an uplifting herb
Its magickal applications amplify your personal energy and mood
Its gifts are happiness and strength (more plants that help with strength)
Chickweed – Protect happiness
Chickweed is helpful for reducing mucous and inflammation that causes congestion.
It is an edible plant with small, white, star-shaped flowers
The leaves and stems are used in salad and cooked greens
Its white flowers represent purity and clarity
Chickweed can also be used to protect you from unwanted energy
Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum was cultivated in China
Its roots, leaves, and flowers were used both medically and in culinary ways
The roots were indicated as a treatment for headaches
And infusions of the leaves and flowers were made a refreshing celebratory drink
Chrysanthemum is believed to increase circulation
And infused Chrysanthemum has been used to help with cold and flu symptoms because it reduces fever and chills
It also treats headaches and dizziness
Chrysanthemum symbolizes optimism, happiness, and joy
Dew collected from the petals promotes longevity
Eyebright
Eyebright was often combined with tobacco during the renaissance and smoked
It was popular when made into an elixir and when used topically
Juice from eyebright was used to heal eye afflictions
The leaves, flowers, and stems were used to help with colds and other minor health concerns
Eyebright is used in infusions, compresses, tinctures, and capsules to soothe ailments like allergies or colds
Eyebright brings radiant goddess energy and is said to bring joy
Lavender
Lavender is a beautiful purple plant that smells amazing
It is my favorite herb in my garden
It promotes peace and calmness
You can use lavender in oils, infusions, cooking, skin topicals, and more
It represents love, protection, sleep, chastity, longevity, purification, happiness, and peace
Adam and Eve roots
Adam and Eve root is a powerful plant in the medical and witchcraft worlds
Tea made from Adam and Eve roots helps with lung troubles
The roots can also be made into a paste that helps with headaches
Adam and Eve root is used in marriage rituals to symbolize love, happiness, and faithfulness
Catnip
Catnip is famous for the way it affects cats
But it can be used to treat menstrual cramps, and intestinal cramps, as a sedative, and to increase appetite
Catnip is potentially unsafe for humans to eat and should not be smoked
Catnip is dried and made into a tea to get the benefits, but still, be cautious
It represents cat magic, love, beauty, and happiness
Hawthorn
Hawthorn is a plant with berries that can cause digestive issues and dizziness
But it can be used to protect against heat disease and control high blood pressure and high cholesterol
The negative symptoms come from the seeds, so don’t eat those!
Hawthorn represents fertility, chastity, fishing magic, and happiness
Meadowsweet
Meadowsweet is an amazing plant that can be used for colds, bronchitis, upset stomach, heartburn, ulcers, and joint disorders
It can also increase urine output to kill germs when people have a bladder infection
Meadowsweet is made into a tea to use for those reasons
It represents love, divination, peace, and happiness
Quince
Quince is a great fruit that can be roasted, stewed, pureed, jellied, poached, baked, grilled, and more
Quice can be very difficult to prepare, but it is tender once it is cooked
It is used to help with heartburn in children
People say that it can help with morning sickness, ulcers, hay fever, and more too.
It is rich in nutrients and helps pregnant women with their symptoms
Quince represents protection, love, and happiness
Saffron
Saffron is an amazing spice that can help with many disorders
Examples are:
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Menstrual cramps
- PMS
- And more
It has also been linked to higher moods and sexual functions
Saffron represents love, healing, happiness, lust, and strength
St. John’s Wort
St. John’s Wort is a plant that I locally harvest
It has powerful antibacterial properties that fight inflammation
It can be added to your skin to help with minor wounds
There is some evidence that it can help with ADHD and depression as well
St. John’s Wort represents health, power, protection, strength, love, and happiness
Using them in easy spells and rituals
There are many different types of spells and rituals that you can add these plants to
Rituals are just actions and spells that you do at the same time (like every full moon)
Some examples of spells that you can use these plants for are:
- Jar spells
- Candles
- Incense
- Moon water
- And more
One of my favorites is jar spells
You take a jar (I use the small ones to create a necklace)
Fill it with things that match your intention (like the happiness plants above)
I like to use dried plants to avoid mold
Once I have the dried plants and crystals that I want, I seal the cork onto the jar with candle wax
White wax works for everything, but you can choose gold to match the happiness intention of your plants
The most important part of spellwork is to be very specific with your intentions and to fully believe that it will work