Tansy Tanacetum vulgare - A Compendium of Plants

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


Tansy Tanacetum vulgare
A Compendium of Plants

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ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES

happiness, healing

This yellow button of a flower is a cheerful-looking thing, and yet she is incredibly powerful. In medieval Europe tansy was used in embalming rituals to ward off worms, and she is still often used in funeral wreaths. In the Victorian language of flowers, tansy was a declaration of war. Offered in rituals and wreaths to the goddesses of death and rebirth, this late-summer flower can be dried for later use in Imbolc rituals between the winter solstice and the spring equinox to welcome the spring.

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES

Tansy is known to repel not only mosquitos, but when planted near crops like potatoes, she can also keep away the potato beetle. In medieval times, she was taken as a tea to expel worms from the body. Be aware just how powerful tansy truly is, however; in larger doses she is known to be toxic and not recommended for consumption.

MAGICAL PROPERTIES

If your auric body needs cleansing, take a bunch of tansy and swipe it all over you, starting from the head and working down to the feet. Many cultures use plants in this way, and you should make sure to burn the bunch of tansy afterward to get rid of any junk she may have picked up. If your auric body needs healing, say if you’ve had a streak of bad luck or are just feeling like you’re stuck and need a reset, repeat this ritual for seven days. Make sure you hydrate during this time, and stay away from technology, especially social media—just rest and heal.

PLANT WISDOM

Tansy fills your soul with light and joy—just having her in your home is uplifting. Place her in the main room where people often gather. I like to have her on the kitchen table to bring the family into harmony. If someone is sick or sad, bring tansy into their room, and she will share her healing energies.

Dreaming of tansy means a death is coming, either a literal death or a death of a certain time of your life. This seems dark, considering what a bright light tansy is, but where there is light there is always shadow.