Plant
Henbane
Plant2 traditions
Henbane was burned by the Oracle of Delphi, by some accounts, and brewed into medieval beers before hops replaced it. It is a plant of visions and of the dead in old European lore.
Uses
- Visions, symbolically
- Divination
- Love charms in folklore
Working with it
Work with henbane symbolically only: an image or written name on the altar for ancestral or oracular work.
⚠ Safety note for Henbane- Botanical name
- Hyoscyamus niger
- Planet
- ♄︎ Saturn
- Element
- Water
- Works for
- LoveDivination
- Forms
- seedsleaves
- How to use
- Altar or offering
⚠ Safety
- Deadly poisonous. Never ingest or burn it. Handle with gloves and keep it away from children and pets. Work with it symbolically, by name or image.
Receptive