Lovage
Levisticum officinale
Wicked Overview
Lovage has been used in love working for ages, often added to love potions to increase the effects, but it is also great for beauty and purification.
There are many potential uses for Lovage and you will find only some of them here.
The ideas shared below are meant to awaken your own inspiration and to help you along your path.
Magickal Correspondences
Element:
Earth
Deities:
Aprodite, Venus
Zodiacs:
Taurus
Planet:
Venus
Energy:
Feminine / Night / Yin
Chakra:
Crystals:
Rose Quartz, Ruby, Emerald, Selenite, Amethyst
Good for:
Beauty, love, passion, healing, money, protection, psychic awareness, purification
Protects Against:
Disfigurment, psychic attacks, negative energies
Natural Remedies:
Lovage tea can treat kidney stones and jaundice.
Lovage can reduce inflammation.
Magickal Tips:
Lovage is great for love and beauty rituals. Adding it to your workings can help you to attract a new partner.
Lovage can be used to increase psychic awareness by meditating with it and taking it in tea.
Use Lovage in a mask or amulet to counter disfigurment curses.
Growing Notes:
Conditions: Full sun, but partial shade if it’s very hot.
Perennial: Lives more than two years.
Soil: Well-drained soil with a pH of 6.5.
Propagating: Divisons or seeds.
Care: Prune to encourage new growth.
Harvesting: Harvest young leaves throughout spring and summer.
Watering: Water regularly to keep soil moist.
Plant with: Blueberries, beets, asparagus, corn, cucumbers, leeks, kohlradi, grapes, raspberrites, mushrooms, pears.