Geranium is a plant and an herb.

• botanical information
• astrological correspondences
• magick correspondences and uses
• essential oil
• cautions and contraindications

botanical information:

    Botanical name: (scented varieties) Pelargonium spp.

    Common name: geranium

    Use the botanical name when ordering seeds (bulbs, etc.) or when looking up information in the library. Common names vary by nation, culture, and region, and sometimes the same common name is applied to different plants.

    Fresh geranium leaves may be placed on the bottom of a baking pan before pouring the batter.

astrological correspondences:

    Astrological planet: Venus

magickal correspondences and uses:

    Gender: feminine (traditional western European magickal gender)

    Western element: water

    Potpourri: Use geranium flower petals in magickal potpourris for spells regarding: health, protection
    red: guests
    pink: love

    Venus spells: See the article on Venus for a list of herbal substitutes for geranium in Venus spells involving beauty, compassion, fidelity, friendship, happiness, interchanges, joy, love, luck, meditation, pleasure, reconciliation, and youth.

    Love spells: Geramium flowers are appropriate for use in love spells, such as the Aphrodite New Moon love spell.

    Magickal substitutions: Rosemary usually may be safely substituted for any herb in magick spells and rituals. Roses may safely be substituted for any flower.

Magical Uses Protection, Fertility, Love, Health information courtesy of

essential oil:

    Essential Oil: Geranium essential oil can be used for both aromatherapy and magick.
    Aromatherapy Uses: anxiety, depression, happiness, peace, stress

    Using essential oils: Essential oils are just too concentrated and too expensve to use without dilution. If you purchase pure essential oil from a source such as Mountain Rose, you will want to place just a drop or two into a neutral carrier vegetable oil or jojoba. This conservation is typical of the use of essential oils in spells and other magick. It is wise to test a bit of any essential oil on your inner wrist before use. If any irritation occurs, do not use the essential oil. Keep essential oils out of reach of children and pets and away from heat and light. See the article on essential oils for detailed information on how to mix and use essential oils.

           

cautions and contraindications:

    Cautions and contraindications: Geranium is believed to be safe.

    Wild gathering: Avoid wild gathering. Some plants are endangered species. Please grow your own herbs in your own goddess garden (or window boxes).

See also: herbs.

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