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

Wolf’s Bane Aconitum napellus
A Compendium of Plants

ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES

protection

Also known as devil’s helmet, wolfsbane is the queen of poisons. She stands several feet high and has bright-purple drooping flowers that attract attention atop her slender form. She’s stunningly beautiful, but she’s a real killer—literally. Wolfsbane is highly toxic and has been understood as a poison since ancient times—she was once spread around the boundaries of a farm to poison predators threatening livestock . . . including wolves threatening sheep.

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES

Extracts have been given orally in traditional medicine to reduce fever and for pain, inflammation, and high blood pressure; but do your research and use extreme care if you choose to touch or ingest this plant.

MAGICAL PROPERTIES

If you grow wolfsbane, she will build a protective auric field around your home, one that is almost impossible to break through. However, you must devote yourself to her and work with her often in order for her protection to remain strong.

PLANT WISDOM

This plant is ideal for those who dance to their own tune. She is an observer, hiding beneath her cloak and watching the world around her. She is quiet, but still very powerful. Working with her will help you shut out external noise so you can tap into your inner wisdom. She teaches us to be still, to find ourselves—and she shows us that we are never lost. We are always right where we are. Invite her into your dreams, but don’t expect her to visit right away; as I said, she is an observer, and she will work to uncover your truth before meeting you in your dreams. But once she is there, she will connect with you in a way that is unique to you, as she meets every one of us with our own individual message.