Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs - Scott Cunningham 1985

Ivy
The Herbs

(Hedera helix, H. spp) G

Folk Name: Gort

Gender: Feminine

Planet: Saturn

Element: Water

Deities: Bacchus, Dionysus, Osiris

Powers: Protection, Healing

Ritual Uses: The thyrsus, used in worshipping Bacchus, was often wound round with ivy.

Magical Uses: Ivy is carried by women for good luck in general, and is worn by brides for this same reason.

Where ivy grows or is strewn, it guards against negativity and disaster.

Ivy is also used in fidelity and love charms. It is magically “paired” to holly.