Cardamom

Plant1 tradition

overview

Cardamom is a fragrant pod from India, prized in love potions from the Arabian Nights to modern kitchen witchcraft. Its warm, sweet scent is used to stir affection and desire.

Uses

Love
Passion and desire
Warmth between partners
Sweetening a situation

ritual

Working with it

Add crushed cardamom to spiced tea or wine shared with a partner. Roll a red or pink candle in ground cardamom and cinnamon before a love working.

ingredient_profile

Botanical name: Elettaria cardamomum
Planet: ♀︎ Venus
Element: Water
Works for: Love Sensuality Passion
Forms: seedspowderessential oil
How to use: Brew (drinkable tea)Sachet or charm bagDress a candlePotion (charged, then kept or poured out)

Receptive

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Where the traditions place it

Venus — Common practice