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

Damiana Turnera diffusa
A Compendium of Plants

ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES

love, creativity

This low-growing plant with sweet yellow flowers is native to South Texas, as well as Central and South America and the Caribbean. The Indigenous cultures of these areas have always valued her as an aphrodisiac.

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES

Damiana’s leaves stimulate the sexual organs, and she can be made into a tonic to boost virility. Damiana can also aid in combating depression, nervousness, headache, and digestion issues, and can boost mental and physical stamina.

Damiana Love Box

Creating a love box with damiana will enhance a love that is present or call back a love that has gone astray. If you are calling someone you have loved and lost, know that this will not make them love you if they no longer do, but if they do have some love for you, this box will help rekindle that relationship. You can also use this spell to awaken self-love.

WHAT YOU NEED

An empty box

A picture of you and your partner

Entwined strands of your hair

Anything else that symbolizes your relationship

A handful of dried rose petals

1 rose quartz

Affirmations or love poems to invoke the kind of relationship you want

Images from magazines of what you wish to manifest

A handful of dried damiana

Red candle

WHAT TO DO

· Write a letter of intention for the love you will share, and place it in your box.

· Add all the items except the damiana and candle to your box.

· Sprinkle the damiana over everything.

· Close the box and light your candle. Drip some red wax all over the top of the box. Sprinkle more damiana in the wax and allow it to harden.

· Keep the box under your bed or in a safe place.

MAGICAL PROPERTIES

Damiana is the love and sex Magic queen! You can serve her as a tea, steep her in wine, or simply sprinkle dried damiana on a dish you have made for your partner—she will amp up both love and passion. But the best way to work with her is in a bath. I love a sensual and uplifting bath spell. Boil damiana for 10 to 15 minutes, then strain and add her to your bath, tossing in rose petals, rose quartz, and Himalayan pink salt. Light some incense or candles and climb in with your partner for a loving, sensual soak.

PLANT WISDOM

Damiana’s hypnotizing flower pulls in the mind, and her deep green leaves have an alluring pattern that pulls in the spirit. She draws you in to give you her message of awakening, opening your eyes to your inner world, with the realization of the beauty that world has to offer. Her wisdom is intoxicating, blissful, and intimate—so much so that not everyone will be comfortable with how direct she is. When I first started to allow her in, through meditation and dream work, I felt uncomfortable. I was abused as a child, and she immediately sensed my trauma and left my body. She spoke to me from a distance about taking her in small doses, both energetically and physically, until I felt comfortable enough to fully dive in—and now we have a close and powerful relationship.