The Witch's Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Indoor Magical Herbal Plants & Gardening

This guide has 3 parts. The first part is the magical and medicinal correspondence for all the seeds in the organic heirloom seed kit. The medicinal aspects are sparse, created by me - someone who is NOT a registered herbalist or medical professional, so verify all information and consult with a healthcare professional before using or growing any plant or herb.

The second part is the gardening guide.

The third part is an altar placement and feng-shui correspondence.

Let's get into the fun...

🌿 Complete Herbal & Magical Plant Correspondences 🌿

Modern herbal wisdom + Eclectic Witchcraft + Celtic & Shamanic Lore + Baneful uses & Safety

🌿 Anise (Pimpinella anisum)

🩺 Medicinal (Modern Herbalist):

• Carminative; soothes indigestion, gas, bloating. Mild expectorant for coughs.

• Age: Safe over 1 year in small culinary doses (tea, baked goods).

• Pregnancy/Breastfeeding: Generally safe in food amounts; avoid high doses.

• Pets: Toxic to cats and dogs; avoid.

• Child-safe: Yes, in mild amounts like tea.

✨ Magical Correspondences:

• Modern Witch: Psychic awareness, dreamwork, protection from the evil eye.

• Ancient/Celtic Witches: Seeds carried to ward nightmares and evil eye; hung near beds.

• Shamanic: Burned for spirit communication and clarity rituals; vision stimulation.

🕯️ Baneful Uses:

• Used in charm bags or powders to disrupt peace, induce nightmares, and create misfortune in relationships.

• Can be mixed in confusion or binding spells.

🚫 Safety:

• Avoid use by children and pets; seeds are potent and may cause GI upset or neurotoxicity in large amounts.

🪄 Use Tip:

• Burn dried seeds in protection incense. Add to dream sachets—unless hexing.

🌸 Borage (Borago officinalis)

🩺 Medicinal:

• Mild anti-inflammatory, mood booster; traditionally relieves adrenal exhaustion and PMS.

• Age: Not recommended for children under 12 due to pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs).

• Pregnancy/Breastfeeding: Avoid due to liver risk and hormonal effects.

• Pets: Mildly toxic to cats and dogs.

• Child-safe: No.

✨ Magical Correspondences:

• Modern Witch: Courage, emotional healing, blessings.

• Ancient/Celtic: "Starflower" used in warrior elixirs for bravery and truthful speech.

• Shamanic: Awakened voice and power in ceremonies; expressed inner truth.

🕯️ Baneful Uses:

• Fire element can be inverted to stoke rage or obsessive energy; reveals hidden emotions in justice workings.

🚫 Safety:

• Use PA-free oil or teas sparingly.

🪄 Use Tip:

• Float petals in solar-charged water for courage elixirs or sprinkle in hex jars with intent.

🌼 Calendula (Calendula officinalis)

🩺 Medicinal:

• Skin repair, anti-inflammatory, immune tonic.

• Age: Safe for all ages including infants (externally).

• Pregnancy/Breastfeeding: Safe topically; internal use in moderation.

• Pets: Safe for cats and dogs.

• Child-safe: Yes.

✨ Magical Correspondences:

• Modern Witch: Healing, happiness, spiritual protection, solar energy.

• Ancient/Celtic: Used in wedding crowns and hung above doorways for protection.

• Shamanic: Brightens aura; heals spirit wounds; invokes solar deities.

🕯️ Baneful Uses:

• Can weaken protections or attract nightmares if misused; used in honey trap glamour spells.

🚫 Safety:

• Avoid if allergic to ragweed family.

🪄 Use Tip:

• Petals in baths for glow magic or to "sweeten" moods; decay in hex jars for reversal magic.

🤍 Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla)

🩺 Medicinal:

• Sleep aid, stress relief, mild digestive remedy.

• Age: Safe for babies (bath/tea), children, but caution for ragweed allergy sufferers.

• Pregnancy/Breastfeeding: Safe in moderation.

• Pets: Safe for dogs; caution with cats (small doses).

• Child-safe: Yes.

✨ Magical Correspondences:

• Modern Witch: Peace, love, dreamwork, gentle purification.

• Ancient/Celtic: Used in gambling luck rituals and to wash hands for success.

• Shamanic: Gateway to lucid dreams, calms spirit journeys, connects to water spirits.

🕯️ Baneful Uses:

• Amplifies money/abundance curses and gentle hex breakers; can be inverted for insomnia.

🚫 Safety:

• Allergy risk especially for ragweed-sensitive.

🪄 Use Tip:

• Add to sleep sachets or reverse for insomnia hexes.

🩷 Echinacea (Echinacea purpurea)

🩺 Medicinal:

• Immune booster; supports cold, flu, and lymphatic health.

• Age: Safe for children 2+ in teas/tinctures.

• Pregnancy/Breastfeeding: Generally safe short-term.

• Pets: Safe for dogs; caution with cats (limited data).

• Child-safe: Yes in small amounts.

✨ Magical Correspondences:

• Modern Witch: Protection, endurance, spiritual armor.

• Ancient/Celtic: Talismans for victory and stamina.

• Shamanic: Shields energy during spirit trials.

🕯️ Baneful Uses:

• Rare; may delay spiritual progress if misused.

🚫 Safety:

• Avoid if allergic to daisies.

🪄 Use Tip:

• Use root in protective mojo bags or charm bottles.

💛 Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)

🩺 Medicinal:

• Digestive aid, galactagogue (milk flow enhancer).

• Age: Safe for infants in gripe water form.

• Pregnancy/Breastfeeding: Generally safe; promotes milk flow.

• Pets: Toxic in large doses to cats and dogs.

• Child-safe: Yes in small doses.

✨ Magical Correspondences:

• Modern Witch: Mental clarity, protection, courage.

• Ancient/Celtic: Hung in doorways to keep spirits away.

• Shamanic: Seeds used to open "second sight."

🕯️ Baneful Uses:

• Used in curses for verbal deception and illusions.

🚫 Safety:

• Avoid large essential oil doses; toxic to pets and children.

🪄 Use Tip:

• Burn seeds for communication clarity; invert to distort speech.

💜 Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis)

🩺 Medicinal:

• Antiseptic and expectorant, adults only.

• Age: Not safe for children under 5.

• Pregnancy/Breastfeeding: Avoid; stimulates uterus.

• Pets: Toxic; avoid.

• Child-safe: No.

✨ Magical Correspondences:

• Modern Witch: Spiritual purification, banishment, exorcism.

• Ancient/Celtic: Sacred baths and temple purification.

• Shamanic: Opens healing heart space and spiritual pathways.

🕯️ Baneful Uses:

• Used to drive out evil or energetic parasites (banishment).

🚫 Safety:

• Use smoke or tea only in small doses; avoid epilepsy and pregnancy.

🪄 Use Tip:

• Use in floor washes or simmer pots for cleansing rituals.

💚 Italian Basil (Ocimum basilicum)

🩺 Medicinal:

• Digestive aid, mild antibacterial, mood lifter.

• Age: Safe in culinary amounts for all ages.

• Pregnancy/Breastfeeding: Safe in food form.

• Pets: Non-toxic to cats and dogs.

• Child-safe: Yes.

✨ Magical Correspondences:

• Modern Witch: Prosperity, attraction, harmony.

• Ancient/Celtic: Used in floor washes for protection and abundance.

• Shamanic: Strengthens life force; spiritual house cleansing.

🕯️ Baneful Uses:

• Can stir arguments and attract negativity if misused.

🚫 Safety:

• Avoid basil oil during pregnancy.

🪄 Use Tip:

• Keep fresh near money bowls or burn wilted leaves in breakup work.

💜 Lavender (Lavandula spp.)

🩺 Medicinal:

• Calming, sedative, antiseptic (external use).

• Age: Safe for all ages, including infants.

• Pregnancy/Breastfeeding: Safe.

• Pets: Safe in small amounts.

• Child-safe: Yes.

✨ Magical Correspondences:

• Modern Witch: Peace, clarity, psychic dreams, love.

• Ancient/Celtic: Used in dream pillows for prophecy.

• Shamanic: Calms spirit space and gently opens the third eye.

🕯️ Baneful Uses:

• Can be inverted to create chaos and disturb sleep.

🚫 Safety:

• Dilute essential oils; avoid concentrated use near pets and children.

🪄 Use Tip:

• Burn dried lavender for divination; decay and bury to disturb peace.

🍋 Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis)

🩺 Medicinal:

• Anti-viral, calming, digestive aid.

• Age: Safe for children 2+.

• Pregnancy/Breastfeeding: Safe in moderate food/tea amounts.

• Pets: Safe in small doses.

• Child-safe: Yes.

✨ Magical Correspondences:

• Modern Witch: Joy, love, healing, moon magic.

• Ancient/Celtic: Eases melancholy; calls gentle spirits.

• Shamanic: Opens emotional flow and heart space.

🕯️ Baneful Uses:

• Can sour moods or cause emotional drain if cursed.

🚫 Safety:

• Fresh leaves stronger than dried; dose accordingly.

🪄 Use Tip:

• Add to joy spells or reverse for emotional fogging.

🌿 Lemon Mint (Mentha citrata)

🩺 Medicinal:

• Digestive aid and gentle stimulant.

• Age: Safe for children 5+ and dogs; caution with cats.

• Pregnancy/Breastfeeding: Safe in tea.

• Pets: Toxic to cats/dogs in strong doses.

• Child-safe: Yes in mild tea doses.

✨ Magical Correspondences:

• Modern Witch: Energy boost, clarity, fresh starts.

• Ancient/Celtic: Inhaled to ease grief; promotes ritual voice.

• Shamanic: Connects breath to Spirit; sacred smokes.

🕯️ Baneful Uses:

• Can be added to spells causing confusion or agitation.

🚫 Safety:

• Avoid essential oils around pets.

🪄 Use Tip:

• Include in clarity spells or invert into stress/anxiety workings.

🌿 Marjoram (Origanum majorana)

🩺 Medicinal:

• Digestive aid, antifungal, mild sedative.

• Age: Safe in culinary amounts 2+.

• Pregnancy/Breastfeeding: Caution; high doses stimulate menstruation.

• Pets: Safe for dogs; caution with cats.

• Child-safe: Yes in low doses.

✨ Magical Correspondences:

• Modern Witch: Peace, love, protection, domestic calm.

• Ancient/Celtic: Added to funeral rites for spirit release.

• Shamanic: Seals emotional wounds and grief.

🕯️ Baneful Uses:

• May sour peace if misused in a home.

🚫 Safety:

• Avoid strong infusions during pregnancy.

🪄 Use Tip:

• Use in harmony sachets or unravel in decay rituals.

🌿 Caraway (Carum carvi)

🩺 Medicinal:

• Soothes colic, gas, indigestion; supports lactation.

• Age: Safe for babies in gripe water form.

• Pregnancy/Breastfeeding: Safe.

• Pets: Safe in small culinary amounts.

• Child-safe: Yes.

✨ Magical Correspondences:

• Modern Witch: Protection, memory, fidelity.

• Ancient/Celtic: Baked into cakes to prevent betrayal.

• Shamanic: Protects spiritual “inner child.”

🕯️ Baneful Uses:

• Used to confuse or block intentions.

🚫 Safety:

• Strong seeds; avoid in very young children.

🪄 Use Tip:

• Add to speech clarity jars or block gossip reversed.

🌿 Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)

🩺 Medicinal:

• Memory aid, circulation booster, muscle pain relief.

• Age: Safe 5+; caution with oils.

• Pregnancy/Breastfeeding: Tea safe; avoid oils.

• Pets: Toxic to cats in oil form.

• Child-safe: Yes in small amounts.

✨ Magical Correspondences:

• Modern Witch: Protection, memory, ancestral work, purification.

• Ancient/Celtic: Used in bridal crowns and funeral rites.

• Shamanic: Ancestor communication, clearing energies.

🕯️ Baneful Uses:

• Severing energetic cords, causing memory loss or confusion.

🚫 Safety:

• Avoid diffusing around cats; moderate doses for kids.

🪄 Use Tip:

• Smoke cleanse spaces or add to hex jars to stir confusion.

🌿 Thyme (Thymus vulgaris)

🩺 Medicinal:

• Respiratory support, antimicrobial, sore throat remedy.

• Age: Safe 2+.

• Pregnancy/Breastfeeding: Safe in food form.

• Pets: Safe for dogs; limit in cats.

• Child-safe: Yes.

✨ Magical Correspondences:

• Modern Witch: Courage, healing, spirit communication.

• Ancient/Celtic: Burned for bravery before battle.

• Shamanic: Attracts fae and nature spirits.

🕯️ Baneful Uses:

• Causes fear, weakness, social invisibility when inverted.

🚫 Safety:

• Essential oil toxic undiluted.

🪄 Use Tip:

• Use in confidence charms or rot for weakness spells.

🌾 Chicory (Cichorium intybus)

🩺 Medicinal:

• Liver tonic, prebiotic, blood sugar balance.

• Age: Safe for children 5+.

• Pregnancy/Breastfeeding: Safe in moderation.

• Pets: Safe in small doses.

• Child-safe: Yes.

✨ Magical Correspondences:

• Modern Witch: Strength, removing obstacles, grounding.

• Ancient/Celtic: Root used to unlock doors and remove curses.

• Shamanic: Earthy connector for spirit grounding and stamina.

🕯️ Baneful Uses:

• Breaks hexes, wards off envy, creates obstacles for enemies.

🚫 Safety:

• Avoid if allergic to ragweed.

🪄 Use Tip:

• Use for protection or to make an adversary’s path twisty.

🌱 Indoor Witchy Herbal Gardening Guide 🌱

🧙‍♀️ What You’ll Need:

• Seeds:
  Anise, Borage, Calendula, Chamomile, Echinacea, Fennel, Hyssop, Italian Basil, Lavender, Lemon Balm, Lemon Mint, Marjoram, Caraway, Rosemary, Thyme + Chicory 🌿✨
  Seed mix link

• Pots:
  16-Pack 4" Plastic Flower Plant Pots with tray — perfect for seedlings! 🪴 Pots link

• Soil:
  Organic Coconut Coir Soil Brick — light, airy, pH balanced, and just right for your herbs 🌱 Coco coir link

• Decor (& healthy drainage):
  Natural white polished pebbles + Clear Quartz Crystal Chips for good vibes and drainage magic 💎
  Pebbles link
  Quartz chips link

✨ Step-By-Step Planting Ritual ✨

1. Prepare Your Sacred Space 🕯️🌿

• Clean your pots gently with water. Imagine you’re cleansing away old energies to invite new growth.

• Lay out your materials on a clean surface bathed in natural light or candlelight if you want extra ritual magic.

• Take a deep breath, ground yourself, and set an intention for your herbs — healing, clarity, abundance, or protection.

2. Create the Perfect Bed for Roots 🌍

• Break apart the coconut coir brick into loose, fluffy soil using clean hands or a small trowel.

• Mix in a handful of the natural white pebbles and some clear quartz chips at the bottom of each pot for drainage and energy clearing — your roots will thank you! 🌬️💧💎

3. Fill Your Pots 🪴

• Fill each pot about 3/4 full with the coco coir soil mix.

• Lightly press down the soil so it’s firm but not compacted — roots love breathing room!

4. Plant the Seeds 🌱

• Sprinkle seeds according to their size and growing habits:

  • Tiny seeds like Thyme, Caraway, Marjoram — plant very shallow, just 1/8 inch deep.

  • Medium seeds like Anise, Fennel, Hyssop — about 1/4 inch deep.

  • Larger seeds like Borage, Echinacea, Chicory — about 1/2 inch deep.

• Cover seeds gently with a thin layer of soil. Whisper your intention to them for growth and vitality! 🌬️✨

5. Watering Ritual 💧

• Mist the soil gently with a spray bottle or use a watering can with a fine spout. Keep soil moist but not soggy — overwatering is a common mistake!

• Place the pots on their tray to catch excess water.

6. Find Your Plants a Cozy Spot ☀️🌙

• Most herbs love bright, indirect sunlight. A south or east-facing windowsill is usually perfect.

• If natural light is limited, consider a gentle grow light for 6–8 hours a day.

• Keep your herbs away from drafts and extreme temperature changes — they prefer cozy stability.

7. Daily Care & Magical Connection 🌞🪴

• Check moisture daily; mist or water as needed.

• Gently talk to your plants or sing them a tune — they respond to energy and attention! 🎶

• Every 1–2 weeks, bless your quartz chips and pebbles by holding them under moonlight or smudging them with sage. This keeps their healing energy active. 🌝✨

• As your plants grow, pinch off the tops of Italian Basil, Lemon Balm, and Thyme to encourage bushier growth and more herbs for your spells and teas! ✂️🌿

8. Harvesting Your Magic 🌿🔮

• Harvest herbs in the morning after the dew has dried but before the sun gets too hot — this preserves their essential oils and magical potency.

• Use sharp scissors or garden shears to avoid harming the plant.

• Dry or use fresh for your herbal remedies, teas, incense, or spellwork.

Use this super handy chart for taking the best care of your plants:

🌿Altar Placement & Feng Shui

🌿 Anise

• Spirit Team Altar — for enhancing dreamwork, spirit communication

• Me Altar — for psychic protection and clarity

• Protection & Transmutation Altar — used in spiritual warfare and baneful reversal 🌬️

• Feng Shui: North (Career/Spiritual Path) — aligns with Water energy and vision

🌸 Borage

• Me Altar — courage, truth, emotional healing

• Wellness & Healing Altar — adrenal, PMS, and burnout support

• Joy of Life Altar — heart-centered bravery and emotional uplift

• Feng Shui: East (Health & Family) — supports emotional resilience

🌼 Calendula

• Joy of Life Altar — solar glow, happiness

• Wellness & Healing Altar — immune support and skin healing

• Home & Hearth Altar — spiritual and physical protection for the home

• Feng Shui: South (Fame & Reputation) — activates sunny yang energy

🧽 Chamomile

• Wellness & Healing Altar — for sleep, calm, and digestion

• Family Harmony Altar — soothing energy for all ages

• Me Altar — purification and gentle emotional release

• 💫 Feng Shui: Center (Balance/Well-Being) — stabilizing Earth element

💗 Echinacea

• Protection & Transmutation Altar — spiritual shield

• Wellness & Healing Altar — immune & lymph support

• Spirit Team Altar — spiritual endurance during trials

• 🔮 Feng Shui: Northeast (Knowledge & Inner Growth) — promotes spiritual stamina

💛 Fennel

• Family Harmony Altar — clarity and protection in relationships

• Spirit Team Altar — enhances second sight and sacred speech

• Home & Hearth Altar — warding and purification at entry points

• 🔄 Feng Shui: East (Health & Family) — digestive and protective energy

💜 Hyssop

• Protection & Transmutation Altar — purification and banishment

• Spirit Team Altar — heart-centered healing

• Vehicle Altar — warding and protection on spiritual or physical journeys

• 🌿 Feng Shui: Southeast (Wealth & Blessings) — clears stagnant chi in abundance

💚 Italian Basil

• Money Altar — attracts prosperity

• Home & Hearth Altar — peace and sacred domesticity

• Business & Career Altar — activates growth and expansion

• 💼 Feng Shui: Southeast (Wealth) — boosts abundance and green chi

💜 Lavender

• Beauty, Glamour, & Self-Love Altar — peace, clarity, inner beauty

• Me Altar — dreamwork, divine love, emotional balance

• Spirit Team Altar — divinatory calm and psychic insight

• 🧩 Feng Shui: Southwest (Love & Relationships) — calms and harmonizes heart energy

🍋 Lemon Balm

• Joy of Life Altar — happiness and emotional uplift

• Me Altar — moon magic and gentle heart healing

• Wellness & Healing Altar — calming the nervous system and viral support

• 🌈 Feng Shui: West (Creativity & Joy) — opens emotional expression

🌿 Lemon Mint

• Nature & Weather Altar — clear breath, sacred winds

• Spirit Team Altar — breath-based connection

• Me Altar — fresh starts and energy boosts

• 🌬️ Feng Shui: East (Health) — promotes air clarity and clarity of thoughts

🌿 Marjoram

• Family Harmony Altar — domestic calm, grief release

• Wellness & Healing Altar — gentle sedative, digestive support

• Protection & Transmutation Altar — seals emotional leaks

• 🛏️ Feng Shui: Center (Stability & Grounding) — peace at the core

🌿 Caraway

• Me Altar — fidelity, clarity, memory

• Protection & Transmutation Altar — spiritual shields

• Family Harmony Altar — protection of inner child and household peace

• 🌎 Feng Shui: Northwest (Helpful People & Travel) — safeguards and guidance

🍃 Rosemary

• Protection & Transmutation Altar — ancestor work, purification

• Home & Hearth Altar — sacred domestic cleansing

• Spirit Team Altar — memory and spiritual clarity

• 🤓 Feng Shui: North (Life Path) — memory, insight, and clarity

🌿 Thyme

• Nature & Weather Altar — fae communication, natural bravery

• Me Altar — spirit connection and personal courage

• Vehicle Altar — courage and safety for travel

• 💚 Feng Shui: East (Health & Vitality) — respiratory and elemental balance

🌾 Chicory

• Business & Career Altar — removes obstacles, adds grit

• Protection & Transmutation Altar — spiritual grounder

• Me Altar — persistence, earthy resilience, root work

• 📍Feng Shui: Northwest (Mentors & Support) — enhances guidance and resilience

Enjoy, Happy witchcraft, & Blessed be.