HotM: Bay Leaves

September's herb of the month is Bay Leaves!

What do bay leaves mean to you? Do you in corperate them into your practice? If so, please explain how. Tell us what you would like t learn about this herb. Post about the herb, let's discuss!

For me I burn the bay leaf then put it out in spring water I charged in moon light making it moon water. I rinse my hands and face in it for miasma cleansing. I burn sage incense on the altar as well. I sprinkle some of the herb water around the altar and on it. It is also a good natural pesticide as well as being good for allergies. I'll link a nice article down below.

https://nutrilover.com/burn-bay-leaf-house-reason-youll-amazed/

I don't really use it for magical purposes, but it's a neat flavor in soups and foods.

Which can encompass things like Kitchen withcraft

Anyway very nice post :) Thanks for taking the time to share with us what you personally use for it!

I honestly don't think much of bay leaves, I wish I'd know a dish where the taste would really shine, but I sort of combine random stuff I find and dinner usually turns out tasty lol.

Your very welcome. I'm glad that you enjoy it. ^^

I like to dip the bay leaves in enchanted water and then let it dry until it turns fragile and crispy. I then grab pinecones cinnimon pumpkin spice and vanilla oil and mix all of that with the bay leaf. It helps keep bad energies away and keep people happy in the winter and fall seasons.

Bay leaves,never used or really heard about it but as I look at the repliesyou can make soap out of it?I would love to learn how to make neat things with bay leaves and find out how can they be used in your magick practices.

I don't use them, personally, but I've read a bit about them and how they can be incorporated into a magickal practice.

• Write wishes or spells on a bay leaf, then burn it.
• Can be used for protection to ward off specific things. Crush and sprinkle around the home to ward off negativity and harmful spirits. Carry in wallet to ward off poverty. Place in pantry to protect against bugs. Keep under pillow to protect against nightmares, and so on.
• Its oil can be added with massage oil to help relieve muscle aches and pain.

Thank you for sharing Isa. The pain and poverity once espically. Those ones I actually didn't know. I'll have Holy carry one in his wallet from now on lol. I have really bad chronic pain in my left shoulder so I'll see if the oil helps.

Bay leaves can be dried and crushed, then steeped in a warm bath to help aid psychic powers or for protection. I have heard of people writing a wish on them then burning or burying them, though I have not tried that yet. It's easy to incorporate into cooking for magick purposes too! I always get a sense of peace when working with bay leaves.

I've not used it for its metaphysical uses ,but surprise I like to cook with it. It's awesome with anything tomato based. Red sauces are yum with it. Italian dressing and bay leaves are good on baked fish or chicken. Marinate the chicken in it and cook with it as a sauce.....