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

Garlic Allium sativum
A Compendium of Plants

ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES

protection, clarity

We normally eat the cloves, but in fact all parts of garlic are edible and delicious. Garlic gets a bad reputation due to her strong scent, but I love it. I love “green garlic,” the young shoots that form before the bulb fully matures, and “black garlic,” full heads that have been heated very slowly over the course of weeks or months—they literally turn black, and have a sweet, syrupy, pungent flavor.

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES

Garlic has had medicinal uses for centuries. She can combat high cholesterol and hypertension, can ward off various forms of cancer, and is a powerful antibiotic (and so great to eat when you’re sick). She can boost your immune system and give you more energy.

MAGICAL PROPERTIES

Garlic offers powerful protection, shielding you from evil energy, hexes, and gossip. She can also be used to ward off people who you no longer wish to have around, and so I suggest working with her to protect yourself or others from abusive relationships. Garlic helps to break things, whether it is a relationship or a curse, and is often used during exorcisms. Garlic also strengthens the energy field.

PLANT WISDOM

Garlic is the queen of truth-telling. Like garlic, we have protective layers we place around ourselves to keep us hidden, safe, unseen by the world around us. When we have a history of abuse, hurt, pain, or trauma, garlic will work with us to feel protected while at the same time uncovering the beautiful truths we have been hiding. She brings us out of the shadows and back into the light where we belong. Invite garlic into your dreams to reveal secrets and truths you may have kept from yourself—if you’re not quite sure what your gifts are, garlic will help you find them.