Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs - Scott Cunningham 1985

Linden
The Herbs

(Tilia europaea) Leaf, flower: G

Folk Names: Lime, Lime Tree, Linnflowers

Gender: Masculine

Planet: Jupiter

Element: Air

Deities: Venus, Lada

Powers: Protection, Immortality, Luck, Love, Sleep

Ritual Uses: Lithuanian women once made sacrifices to linden trees as part of religious rites.

Magical Uses: Linden is extensively used in Europe as a protective tree. The branches are hung over the door for this purpose, or the tree itself is grown in the garden.

The bark of the linden when carried prevents intoxication, while the leaves and flowers are used in love spells. Since it is a tree of immortality its leaves are used in spells of this nature.

Linden and lavender equally mixed make excellent pillows which hasten sleep in the insomniac, and good luck charms are carved from the wood and carried.