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Using Rosemary in your Witchcraft Practice

Today we are going to explore the historical uses of Rosemary and discuss how to use them in our witchcraft practice.


Botanical Name: Salvia Rosmarinus

Member of the mint family Lamiaceae.

Used as a culinary and medicinal herb.
Grows best in warm climates, Rosemary is native to the Mediterranean region.

Historical Uses, Folklore & Customs:

Rosemary was considered a sacred plant in Ancient Egypt, Rome, and Greece. Dried sprigs of Rosemary have been found in Egyptian tombs dating back as far as 3000 BCE. It is also believed that Greek scholars would wear crowns of Rosemary upon their heads during examinations to help with memory.

Rosemary was a predominant scent in the cologne that Napoleon Bonaparte wore. It is said that he would order 50 bottles of the perfume each month.


Rosemary was mentioned in several of Shakespeare’s plays. Perhaps this line from Hamlet expresses the beliefs around the uses of Rosemary the best “There’s rosemary, that’s for remembrance”.

In Christian folklore, it is said that Mary, while escaping Egypt, rested under a Rosemary bush. She hung her cloak on the bush  and the flowers miraculously changed from white to the blue of Mary’s cloak.

Historically Rosemary has been used to improve memory, relieve muscle pain, treat indigestion, increase hair growth, and more. Many of these claims have never been formally studied.


Use Rosemary in workings relating to:
Protection, Love, Purification, Healing, Remembrance, Memory, Fertility, Loyalty

Rosemary can be used as an incense or to make herbal tea.

For all of our kitchen witch friends, add Rosemary to your homemade meals for a bit of love and protection for your friends and family. Its flavor lends itself nicely to meat or veggie dishes.


Home Cleansing with Rosemary:

Cleanse and protect your home against evil by using Rosemary as incense. You can use the Rosemary alone or blend with it other protective or cleansing herbs of your choice. 


For loose herbal incense combine your dried herbs and crush lightly with a mortar and pestle (this step is optional, but we prefer to do it this way). Drop your loose incense over a smoldering charcoal disc in an incense-burning bowl (be careful as the bowl can become quite hot).


Use your hands or a feather to waft the smoke throughout your home paying special attention to the corners. Do this with your windows and doors open to allow the negative energy to escape.


Blessed Be the Witches.

Please use incense safely. Charcoal discs and burning bowls can become VERY hot. Do not leave a smoldering charcoal disc unattended. Keep the bowl on a heat safe surface away from flammable items. Always be sure that the herbs you are burning are safe to burn.

Information in this article is for entertainment purposes only. If you have a medical condition consult your doctor. We are not attempting to diagnose, treat or cure any ailments.



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