Apricot Meaning and magickal uses
Also called Apricot Fruit, Prunus armeniaca
A sweet, golden fruit of love, kindness and gentle attraction.
- Intentions
- Love, Peace, Creativity
- Element
- Water
- Planet
- Venus
- Day
- Friday
- Moon phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Parts used
- Fruit, dried fruit, blossoms
How to use it
- Sweetening spell
Share dried apricots with a friend or partner while silently wishing for more kindness between you.
- Love sachet
Dry apricot blossoms or a little peel and add them to a pink pouch with rose petals for love.
- Friday offering
Leave a fresh apricot on your altar on a Friday as an offering for warmth and affection.
Works well with
History and folklore
The apricot came from Central Asia and China, where it has been grown for thousands of years, and traders carried it west along the Silk Road. Its Latin name refers to Armenia, where it was long thought to have begun. In China, Confucius is said to have taught beneath apricot trees. Witches use the sweet golden fruit for love, kindness and attraction.
A sweet, golden fruit of love, kindness and gentle attraction.
- Intentions: Love, Peace, Creativity
- Element: Water
- Planet: Venus
- Day: Friday
- Moon phase: Waxing Gibbous
- Parts used: Fruit, dried fruit, blossoms
Safety: Never eat apricot kernels, the seeds inside the pit. They can release cyanide and are poisonous. Keep pits away from children and pets.
How to use it
- Sweetening spell. Share dried apricots with a friend or partner while silently wishing for more kindness between you.
- Love sachet. Dry apricot blossoms or a little peel and add them to a pink pouch with rose petals for love.
- Friday offering. Leave a fresh apricot on your altar on a Friday as an offering for warmth and affection.
Works well with: Pink Candle, Orange Candle, Friday, Rose Quartz, Rose
Folklore
The apricot came from Central Asia and China, where it has been grown for thousands of years, and traders carried it west along the Silk Road. Its Latin name refers to Armenia, where it was long thought to have begun. In China, Confucius is said to have taught beneath apricot trees. Witches use the sweet golden fruit for love, kindness and attraction.
The Witch's Cabinet is a free reference for your practice. Correspondences are traditional associations, not medical advice. Always follow the safety notes, especially with herbs and essential oils around children, pets and during pregnancy.