Goats rue in witchcraft

Goats Rue ~

Magickal Properties of Rue
Rue corresponds to the element fire and the planet Saturn or perhaps Mars. Rue is sacred to Mars, Diana and Aradia.

Rue has a long history of use as a cleansing herb. Rue was once tied in bunches and used to asperge people and areas with holy water in churches.

It is also purported to be one of the ingredients in Thieves Vinegar, used to ward off the Black Plague and was hung over doorways and windows to keep out evil spirits, and rubbed on the floors to keep out pests.

Today, rue is worn in or placed over the doorway to protect from the evil eye and you can even get a little rue-shaped talisman called a cimaruta to serve this purpose more fashionably.

Rue can be used in a variety of ways for banishing and warding to protect from disease and other negative influences.

Rue also has a history of being used for cursing, though I do not have a lot of detail on this.

Rue may be placed over the third eye to assist with developing second sight and encourage psychic abilities.

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