Dandelion
Written By: By Lady Celestina
It grows seemingly everywhere. It is uprooted and tossed aside
as an unwanted and useless weed. Yet Chinese healers knew
of its magkical and medicinal uses millennia ago.
It’s leaves and blossoms are easily and readily recognized.
A certain chicken hen - safe in her backyard pen - loves the
stems and blossoms as a treat.
Dandelion. It’s official classification name is Taraxacum Officinale.
Amoung its many folk names are Blowball, Cankerwort, Lion’s Tooth,
Priest’s Crown, Old Yellow Top, Puffball, Swine Snout, White & Wild
Endive. Its gender is Masculine/Hot. Its planet is Jupiter. Hecate is
its Deity. {i}.
Magick can be worked with Dandelion in several ways.
To discover the length of your life you simply blow off the seeds from the blossom.
You will live as long as the number of seeds left on the blossom.
You can also tell the hour of the day by blowing three times at the blossom.
The number of seeds left is the hour. You can even use Dandelion to send a message.
To send a message blow the blossom and visualize the message. {i}.
Unlike many of the herbs in the ‘Herbal Garden’ that carry the warning that they are not
to be taken or used internally Dandelion is a noted - and somewhat solitary - exception.
The root - after drying and roasting - can be used to make either a coffee or a tea.
This infusion may help promote psychic awareness and powers. This same brew -
when left steaming beside the bed - will call spirits.
Ref:
{i}. The dried roots in a crystalline
form - similar to freeze-dried instant coffee - can make a respectable coffee-like beverage.
It won’t cause problems with your liver or keep you awake and wired as does coffee.
Dandelion contains no caffeine. its also useful in capsule form or again as an infusion
for when you are eating meat or a meal with heavy grease. It helps with digestion.
It is also very helpful for alchoholics beginning recovery as a liver cleanser. {ii}.
The leaves are also used as a diuretic. The roots have been used for many centuries to
help cure Jaundice. The flowering blossoms are rich in lecithin, a nutrient very helpful in
treating liver ailments. Steaming the leaves and blossoms as you would do with spinach is
also suggested. {iii}.