Plant Witchery: Discover the Sacred Language, Wisdom, and Magic of 200 Plants - Juliet Diaz 2020

Lemongrass Cymbopogon citratus
A Compendium of Plants

ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES

psychic ability, amplification

Lemongrass has a bright, spicy flavor reminiscent of both ginger and citrus. It is used for culinary purposes in many East Asian cultures. Lemongrass is easy to grow, and forms tall, whiplike strands of grass, which must be chopped up small or pureed into a paste. Alternatively, you could use chunks of it to flavor a sauce, as you would with ginger.

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES

Lemongrass invites a fresh burst of energy, and can be used as both an aphrodisiac and to calm anxiety, bringing a new frame of mind to a situation. She is also an effective insect repellent, and is delicious as either a spice or a tea. Planting lemongrass at the edge of your property will keep snakes out.

MAGICAL PROPERTIES

Lemongrass is useful for all things having to do with psychic work, and has a particular affinity for clairvoyance. She opens the third eye, making it easier for messages and spiritual guidance to be received. Work with her during the New Moon to open your third eye chakra. Take 4 to 5 cups of water and 2 tablespoons of chopped lemongrass and boil for 10 to 15 minutes. Let cool, and use this water to mop your floors and clean your sacred space. You can also pour some in your bath while you sip lemongrass tea and have lemongrass oil running in your diffuser or burn. Focusing your entire mood and energy solely around her will bring her in deeper and stronger, so prepare for all your senses to expand and wake. This is a great opportunity to sit in silence and journal. Write all that you feel, especially any visions or messages you receive.

PLANT WISDOM

Lemongrass is bright and happy, associated with radiance and vitality. Invite lemongrass into your dreams to help you travel into your own present life, becoming an observer of the self—this different perspective will help you take in intuitive lessons as life-changing wisdom.