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

Enchanter’s Nightshade Circaea lutetiana
A Compendium of Plants

ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES

new beginnings, balance, manifestation

This broad-leaved plant grows in shaded forest floors. The flowers are tiny, with two notched petals. Enchanter’s nightshade received her botanical name from the Greek sorceress Circe, and also from Lutetia, the Latin name for Paris—not the city, but the man who stole Helen from her husband and started the Trojan War. Enchanter’s nightshade is supposedly part of the potion Circe gave to Odysseus’s men to turn them into pigs.

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES

In Austria, where this herb grows most profusely, it is made into a tea to treat rheumatism and gout, and to bring down a fever. However, she is considered a poison, so do your research and use with caution.

MAGICAL PROPERTIES

Enchanter’s nightshade is a plant of transformation—but not the literal kind of turning a human into a pig. No, this sort of transformation is internal, and allows you the self-love and courage you need to become your true self. Working with her will help you shift, grow, develop, and find a new beginning. She will help you manifest the person you wish to be—from your health to your character, she can transform you into an entirely new person.

PLANT WISDOM

Enchanter’s nightshade can assist you in finding an energetic balance between the light and the dark. This balance is one we all need to learn to work with and embrace—neither one is more powerful than the other, and if you can find this balance within yourself, your practice will transition into something that can truly impact the world. Dreaming of enchanter’s nightshade symbolizes a hidden secret—this can be of a hidden part of yourself or a hidden gift you have yet to tap into. Ask her to help you bring what has been hidden into the light.