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Protection Garden

To create a garden to magickally protect your home and family against evil influences, enemies, and misfortune, plant near your home a garden filled with any of the following plants believed throughout the centuries to possess mystical protective powers. Sunday is the best day of the week to plant this garden. It is ruled by the Sun, which astrologically governs all form of protection.
Herbs possessing protective qualities: acacia, African violet, aloe vera, angelica, anise, arbutus, basil, bay, bittersweet, bloodroot, boneset, cactus, carnation, cinquefoil, clove, clover, datura, devil?s bit, devil?s shoestring, dill, elecampane, fennel, fern, foxglove, garlic, geranium, hazel, heather, holly, honeysuckle, horehound, houseleek, hyacinth, hyssop, ivy, juniper, kava-kava, lady?s slipper, lavender, leek, lilac, lily, linden, loosestrife, lucky hand, mandrake, marigold, masterwort, meadow rue, mint, mugwort, mulberry, mullein, oak, orris, parsley,
pennyroyal, peony, pepper tree, periwinkle, pimpernel, pine, primrose, purslane, radish, ragwort, raspberry, rose, rosemary, rowan, sage, St. John?s wort, sandalwood, snapdragon, thistle, toadflax, tormentil, tulip, Valerian, vervain, violet, willow, witch hazel, wolf ?s bane, woodruff, wormwood, and yucca.