Other magical uses include:
- Communication with the spirit realm
- Used as an herb of protection in the ritual bath as well as in the chalice
- Brings spiritual, physical and financial blessing
- Carried for energy, vitality - place a bowl of thistle in a room to renew the spirit of all within
- As an aphrodisiac
- Strew to cleanse buildings or rooms
- Beneficial in healing spells
- Placed in the home or garden it is said to ward off thieves
- Throw onto a fire to protect the house from lightning
- Drives out melancholy when worn or carried
- Associated by some with Yule, in invoking the newly born Sun
Ellen Everett Hopman says in A Druid's Herbal that "a shirt with thistle fibers woven into it will protect the wearer from any evil spell".
For anyone with digestive troubles, for nursing mothers, or for anyone desiring a bit of renewal in energy levels and overall vitality, Blessed Thistle is indeed a blessing to the mind, body and spirit...and garden!
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