Red Poppy

Also called Corn Poppy, Field Poppy

Plant2 traditions

overview

Red field poppies bloomed over the battlefields of Flanders after the First World War and became the symbol of remembrance. In Greek myth they belonged to Demeter, Hypnos, and Morpheus: harvest, sleep, and dreams.

Uses

Remembrance
Sleep and dreams
Fertility and harvest
Abundance

ritual

Working with it

Wear a red poppy on Remembrance Day to honor the dead, or keep poppy seeds in a sachet for prosperity and rest.

ingredient_profile

Botanical name: Papaver rhoeas
Planet: ☽︎ Moon
Element: Water
Works for: Fertility Sleep Endings Prosperity
Forms: flowersseeds
How to use: Altar or offeringSachet or charm bagUnder the pillow

Receptive

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Where the traditions place it

Moon — Common practice
Path 31 — Golden Dawn