Belladonna (Nightshade) Origin: Native of southern England and central Europe, North America, southern and western Asia. Rare in Scotland. Toxicity: All parts poisonous, especially roots and berries. Part Used: Berries are poisonous (especially to children),leaves, flowers, and roots Other: Berries are red or black, and the flowers are usually shades of magenta and purples Magick: Lunar, flight, beauty, binding, enchantment, hexing, shape shifting and transformation. Used to consecrate ritual tools made of lead. It has an affinity with Onyx. Spell workings related to Death. Shepherds hung it as a charm around the necks of their animals as protection from evil. It is a useful aid in the Law of Attraction. Used when you are working to create energy to draw like energy into your life. It is also used in spells to balance energies and forces, light/dark, male/female, etc. Also used in work to find ones connection with the universe, all things, release our potential and find our true will or path. Herbal Family: Belladonna (atropa belladonna), Deadly Nightshade, Bittersweet,Woody Nightshade, Felonwort,Garden Nightshade, Petty Morel, and Black Nightshade are of the Solanacae family and related to Henbane, Datura, Mandrake, Capsicum [Red Pepper], Tomato, Potato. In magick, all Nightshades may be used interchangeably. Belladonna,charming, deadly & shady! Belladonna (atropa belladonna), alternatively known as Deadly Nightshade, belongs to the class of the plants that is famous for being part of the witches garden. Part of the rich history of witchcraft lore. Atropa Belladonna or Deadly Nightshade is highly toxic, the foliage and berries containing scopolamine and hyoscyamine. All parts of this mystical plant should not be handled with great caution. Containing these two strong toxins, scopolamine and hyoscyamine that even in small quantities can bring on hallucinations, delirium and internally ingestion can be highly fatal. Atropa Belladonna or Deadly Nightshade causes the seizing of ones breathing. Causing the pooling of the blood to settle at the surface of the flesh, leaving the body breathless and shrouded in the shade of night. Atropine, an anesthetic derived from the plant and used for surgery. Deadly Nightshade has been used in eye-drops to dilate the pupils to make women appear seductive. It was also used to poison-tipped arrows. Strong toxins are part of the entire plant. Atropos Belladonna or Deadly Nightshade should not be handle without extreme caution and care. Now I know that many of you are already familiar with belladonna and you wish to learn more about its use in the Flying ointment recipe. For those who are not familiar with the term, the Witches Flying Ointment was a famous salve with hallucinogenic properties that could aid the witch enter quickly in an altered, heightened state of consciousness and aided her to astrally project. Please be aware that if you have not been trained or learned to astrally project in simpler ways, the flying ointment would not be able to help you much and will put your life in danger. The ointment was used by more experienced witches in times of need in order to accelerate the process. If you would like to learn astral projection, it needs patience and dedication and there are no quick fixes for that. I will not claim that it is not one of the traditional ingredients of the Flying Ointment recipe, nor will I claim that it is not potent or powerful. There is risk involved, considerably high and potential dangerous risks in the wrong hands. Risks that could prove to be lethal. However, I will give you a slight tip to those that feel they want to learn a bit more. The part of the plant that was used as an ingredient for the Flying Ointment recipe was the part of the plant that was less toxic. That does not mean that it is not toxic enough to bring death, but it is not as toxic as the other parts of the plant... and this is Nightshades leaves. Unfortunately, knowing that many of you will be tempted to whip up a bit of this Flying Ointment I will not be revealing the recipe. The many a lore of Belladonna or Nightshade span across history and fable. Belladonna in Italian means Beautiful Lady. This plant bears the name of the third Fate of the Greek mythology. Atropos was the Fate that was cutting the thread of life and therefore Belladonna was under her jurisdiction. Named after Belladonna (war goddess). It is said that at certain times the Belladonna takes the form of a beautiful enchantress, whom any that look upon her are lead to their eminent death.There are a few different stories where potentially Belladonnas is said have derived its name. The first story can be tracked through myths and legends that surround the plant. It was said that deep in the forests where Belladonna was native to grow. Travelers would spy upon an enthralling beauty with dark Dow eyes and long silken raven hair, that by the light of the diminishing moon, darkening in its waning phase. Stories very, but most agree that the maiden would lure the gentlemen travelers into her enchanting seduction only to be found dead the very next morning, there face shrouded by the shades of night. Others claimed that they would be haunted by the relentless visions and visitations of the mysterious maiden. Continuously deprived of sleep and exhibiting paranoia, and madness. Letting their thoughts be consumed by the continuous thoughts of her until driven to insanity. There are some stories where practitioners of the Old Ways would pay tithing, tributes, and offering to the Dark Lady of the plant.To entice the Dark Lady to appear and teach them the mysteries and secrets of magickal arts. A closer look to these stories will help you understand that the plant is associated with death, hallucinations, asrtol travel, luner, flight, beauty, binding, enchantment, hexing, shape shifting and transformation, seduction and the secret magick arts. In addition, one the Goddess that appears to be associated with the plant is Hecate and all the above characteristics link her apects and description of the Goddess. (Atropa Belladonna) Atropa comes from Greek Atropos, one of the Fates who held the scissors to cut the thread of human life. The genus (Circaea Belladonna) Circaea is named after Circe, the enchantress featured in The Odyssey by Homer. It is said that the plant played part of the potion Circe used to turn Odysseuss companions into swine. However, she is not the only Homeric hero associated with this herb. The common name Sorcerer of Paris and Paris Nightshade alludes not to the city in France, but to Paris of Troy from The Iliad. Nightshade is listed as an ingredient in many of the ancient herbals and magickal compendiums, berries are often mentioned. Likely candidates include Bittersweet Nightshade Solanum dulcamara which is native to Europe and Asia and a noxious weed common throughout the United States or Deadly Nightshade also known as Atropa Belladonna which has a long history of use in medicine, cosmetics, and magick. In the language of herbs and flowers. In magic, belladonna has been used in different ways. It is said that a powder was formed from the plant and with the proper spells and manufacture could create an aura of seduction. In addition, the root of the plant was used by women to attract male companions. An old recipe says that if you have the root of the plant, you can magically enchant it with spacial incantation, then if attached to the lower part of the dress the witch would make men run like crazy for her. Finally, belladonna was used by witches to dilate the pupils of their eyes in order to appear more seductive. An old recipe mentions that once used in the eyes, the witch can seduce the man she casts her gaze on.
Posted on: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 20:03:33 +0000
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