Plant
St John's Wort
Plant1 tradition
St John's wort blooms around Midsummer and was picked on St John's Eve, June 23, and hung over doors to keep away evil. Its yellow flowers bleed red oil when crushed, which made it a herb of the sun and of blood.
Uses
- Protection
- Strength and health
- Courage
- Lifting a heavy mood
Working with it
Gather the flowers at Midsummer and hang them over the door. Keep a sprig in a sachet to ward off fear.
⚠ Safety note for St John's Wort- Botanical name
- Hypericum perforatum
- Planet
- ☉︎ Sun
- Element
- Fire
- Works for
- ProtectionVitalityCourageHarmonyEmotional HealingStrengthSuccessBanishingPowerVictoryLeadership
- Forms
- flowersdried herbtea
- How to use
- Hang over a door or windowSachet or charm bagAltar or offeringBrew (drinkable tea)
⚠ Safety
- Interacts with medications. Can change how medicines work. Ask a doctor or pharmacist before taking it.
- Burns skin in sunlight. The juice or oil can cause burns or blisters when skin is exposed to sun afterward.
Projective
Where the traditions place it
- Sun — Common practice