Cumin

Plant1 tradition

overview

Cumin was believed to keep whatever it touched from leaving: chickens fed cumin wouldn't stray, and a lover given cumin would stay faithful. It is a seed of protection and fidelity.

Uses

Fidelity
Protection of belongings
Banishing
Keeping things in place

ritual

Working with it

Sprinkle cumin seed with salt across a threshold for protection. Give a partner bread baked with cumin to strengthen faithfulness.

ingredient_profile

Botanical name: Cuminum cyminum
Planet: ♂︎ Mars
Element: Fire
Works for: Protection Partnership Banishing
Forms: seedspowder
How to use: Sprinkle or scatterSachet or charm bagBurn as incense or loose herb

Projective

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Where the traditions place it

Mars — Common practice