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The Magickal History of Hemp

Also known by the folk names gallowgrass, ganja, and neckweed, the hemp is an intoxicating plant with a long magickal history. Being a common ingredient in many love spells from centuries gone by, it was also added to love potions to inspire the affections of others. Additionally, it was believed to facilitate the psychic powers, and for this reason it was often dried and burned by diviners as incense (along with mugwort) prior to, and during, the scrying of magick mirrors. in China, it was once widely believed that demons were
responsible for illnesses that plagued mankind. To drive out such demons from an afflicted person, Chinese sorcerers would fashion strands of dried hemp into a scourge that resembled a snake, and then thrash it against the patients bed while uttering special incantations.
In medieval times, hemp was used as one of the mindaltering herbal ingredients of sorcerers greasea magickal ointment reputed to be used by sorcerers and sorceresses for flying, shapeshifting, and invisibility.