Ritual Herbs
Ritual herbs are part of human folklore, preformed in certain moments and
with precise procedure, they are present all over the world. Many ritual herbs
are powerful and have medicinal properties, others affect the brain and the way
the ritual is understood. Herbs are so important, some rituals are meaningless
without the herb, in some cultures, the herb is the main attraction, this is
often the case when a plant has psychotropic properties that are admired and
required for the ritual to take place.
Ritual herbs have been kept away from the eyes of the west for a long time.
One simple ritual was disclosed by a Mexican healer in 1956 to two Americans.
Their experiences were narrated in Life magazine and a flood of psychic
expeditions found their way into the humble house of the healer called Maria
Sabina. The Beetles, Peter Townshend, Mick Jagger were some of them. It's said
this event started the curiosity of the sixties that ended with severe drug
abuse. Even the healer suffered the rejection of her people because she revealed
the ancient ritual herbs. Her house was burned and she was cast away forever.
Ritual herbs in wicca use apples for love spells, other rituals will give
passage from childhood to womanhood.
Voodoo also uses ritual herbs. Mandrake will reunite a couple or bring a new
partner. Other rituals use the herb mace for the same purpose. Bergamont and
frankincense are ritual herbs that are used as incense. Bergamont to attract
success and to provide more strength in the ritual. Francincess is usually
burned before the beginning of any ritual to ensure it's success.
Ritual herbs have traditions of thousands of years, some parts may not make
much sense in the beginning, but every aspect has a reason as ancient as the
ritual itself. As your knowledge grows and your mind opens up, many steps will
help you understand the universe under which the ritual is ruled, the effect
every motion has and the reason for determined herbs at certain times,
everything will have a reason, sometimes this actions are keys to understand
other mysteries. Ancient Aztecs for example, had a ritual Spaniards did not
understand, "the flowers in the deer's head" made no sense to them. It was not
until a friar hundreds of years after the conquest consumed peyote that he
realized the ritual talked about the communion of this plant. The flowers meant
the use of peyote and the dear was the Indian god, still revered!
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