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

Chickweed Stellaria media
A Compendium of Plants

ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES

balance, amplification, love, strength

Chickweed is an extremely hardy plant. She’s definitely considered a “weed,” as she can be hard to get out of your garden, but honestly, why would you want to? She is sociable and strong-willed, so as long as you don’t let her take over, she will give your garden energy and protection.

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES

Chickweed is edible and is traditionally consumed during the Japanese spring festival of Nanakusa-no-sekku. The leaf can relieve itching, constipation, and stomach and bowel problems, and can boost your iron and vitamin C if you’re deficient. She can help with blood disorders and lung diseases as well.

MAGICAL PROPERTIES

Chickweed likes to grow in clumps, nestled with other plants. She can help you maintain your relationship with yourself as you work on your relationships with others. She’s also very persistent, and can inspire your strength and endurance in difficult times. Chickweed will attract new love—or, to strengthen a healthy love, take a glass of cold water and place some chickweed in it, then keep it under your bed on your partner’s side.

PLANT WISDOM

Chickweed’s chief power lies in her ability to help you find balance, in all areas of your life, including love, healing, wealth, and relationships. She is the life coach of the plant kingdom. She lives everywhere, literally all around the world, and has seen and learned a lot from watching human behavior. Her wisdom is sacred, and I speak to her as if I were speaking to my elders. She talks about how important it is to see all different sides in any given situation, and how we so often suffer from blocked vision. She will help you learn to clear those blocks and amplify your inner guru presence. She does not show up in dreams, but if you meditate with her, she will take you far beyond this realm.