Yarrow - Page 2


© Ellen Lord
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Gender: Feminine
Planet: Venus
Element: Water
Powers: Courage, Love, Psychic Powers, Exorcism
Folk Names: Achillea, Arrowroot, Bad Man's Plaything, Carpenter's Weed, Death Flower, Devil's Nettle, Eerie, Field Hops, Gaerwe, Hundred Leaves Grass, Knight's Mifoil, Knyghten, Lady's Mantle, Milfoil, Militaris, Military Herb, Millefolium, Noble Yarrow, Nosebleed, Old Man's Mustard, Old Man's Pepper, Sanguinary, Seven Year's Love, Snake's Grass, Soldier's Woundwort, Stanch Grass, Stanch Weed, Tansy, Thousand Seal, Wound Wort, Yarroway, Yerw

  • When worn, yarrow protects the wearer, and when held in the hand, it stops all fear, granting courage.
  • Dried yarrow, hung over the bed or used in wedding decorations ensures a love lasting at least seven years. Yarrow is also used in love spells.
  • Carrying yarrow not only brings love, but it also attracts friends and distant relations you want to contact. It draws the attention of those you most want to see.
  • The infusion made from the flowers is said to improve psychic powers.
  • Washing the head with the infusion is supposed to prevent baldness, but won't cure it if it's already begun.
  • Yarrow is also used to exorcise evil and negativity from a person, place or thing.
       

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5.   Jul 16, 2000 2:12 PM
I subscribe to Tatto's topic, and am fascinated by his subject. I figured yarrow was a great connection to his topic.
You definitely need to be awake when you read his articles as they are chock ful ...

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4.   Jul 16, 2000 2:08 PM
Hello again! Its really gratifying to know that you are benefitting from these articles! Yarrow is definitely one to put in the "beneficial invasive weed" category!

Thanks for the additional info o ...


-- posted by Purpleflame


3.   Jul 13, 2000 2:57 PM
Hi Ellen,

Another wild herb that grows everywhere on my property, so I'm glad to read all the great information in your article.

I read that yarrow is great as a border in the vegetable garden, as ...


-- posted by Renie_Burghardt





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