Violet is a plant and an herb.

• botanical information
• history
• part used
• astrological correspondences
• magick correspondences and uses
• magick incense

botanical information:

    Botanical name: Viola odorata

    Common name: violet

    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.

history:

    History: The Odyssey records that the island of the nymphs, Ogygia, was a “beautiful land of parsley and violets.” —Mountain Rose Herbs

part used:

Part Used (blue violet): Leaf and flowers. Information courtesy of Mountain Rose Herbs

astrological correspondences:

    Astrological planet: Venus

magickal correspondences and uses:

    Month: Violet is associated with February.

    Incense: Violet incense or flowers or root or oil is appropriate for burning in love spells, such as the Aphrodite New Moon love spell, Hecate black candle love spell, or Isis Full Moon love spell.

Violet Incense Sticks     “Violet Incense Sticks: This is a VIOLET Incense Sticks 8g By HEM BOX OF 25.” — Earth Spirit Emporium (note that products and availability may change over time)

    Venus spells: Violet (as an herb) may be used in as an ingredient or substitute for magick spells and formulas related to Venus matters (beauty, compassion, fidelity, friendship, happiness, interchanges, joy, love, luck, meditation, pleasure, reconciliation, and youth). Be careful about substitutions for preparations that will be ingested or come in contact with the skin. These substitutions do not apply to medical uses. See the article on Venus for a list of herbal substitutes for violet.

    Love spells: Violet 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.

Some herbs may be poisonious under some conditions. Exercise appropriate care.

    Wild gathering: Avoid wild gathering. Some plants are endangered species. Some plants can be toxic just by touch. Even experts can make deadly misidentifications of wild plants. Please grow your own herbs in your own goddess garden (or window boxes).

See also: African violet and herbs.

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