Chives Meaning and magickal uses
Also called Allium schoenoprasum
A mild onion herb for protection, banishing and keeping away unwanted energy.
- Intentions
- Protection, Banishing
- Element
- Fire
- Planet
- Mars
- Zodiac
- Aries
- Day
- Tuesday
- Moon phase
- Waning Crescent
- Parts used
- Leaves, flowers
How to use it
- Kitchen protection
Grow a pot of chives on your kitchen windowsill as a guardian for your home. Each time you snip some for cooking, give thanks for its protection.
- Banishing bundle
Tie dried chives with black thread and hang them by a doorway during the waning moon. Ask that unwanted energy and influences leave and stay away.
- Purple blossom charm
Press a chive blossom between the pages of a heavy book, then keep it in your wallet or journal as a small, everyday reminder of protection and healthy boundaries.
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History and folklore
Chives grow wild across Europe, Asia and North America, and have been cultivated since at least the Middle Ages. Like their relatives garlic and onion, they were traditionally hung in homes to drive away evil spirits and disease, and folklore says bunches of dried chives kept bad luck away. Their hardy, clumping habit and bright purple blossoms made them a cheerful cottage garden staple. Modern witches use chives as a gentle protection and banishing herb, especially in kitchen magick.
A mild onion herb for protection, banishing and keeping away unwanted energy.
- Intentions: Protection, Banishing
- Element: Fire
- Planet: Mars
- Zodiac: Aries
- Day: Tuesday
- Moon phase: Waning Crescent
- Parts used: Leaves, flowers
Safety: Listed by the ASPCA as toxic to dogs, cats and horses; like onions and garlic, chives can damage pets' red blood cells. Keep plants and cut chives out of their reach. Safe in normal cooking amounts for people.
How to use it
- Kitchen protection. Grow a pot of chives on your kitchen windowsill as a guardian for your home. Each time you snip some for cooking, give thanks for its protection.
- Banishing bundle. Tie dried chives with black thread and hang them by a doorway during the waning moon. Ask that unwanted energy and influences leave and stay away.
- Purple blossom charm. Press a chive blossom between the pages of a heavy book, then keep it in your wallet or journal as a small, everyday reminder of protection and healthy boundaries.
Works well with: Black Candle, Red Candle, Black Tourmaline, Tuesday, Waning Crescent
Folklore
Chives grow wild across Europe, Asia and North America, and have been cultivated since at least the Middle Ages. Like their relatives garlic and onion, they were traditionally hung in homes to drive away evil spirits and disease, and folklore says bunches of dried chives kept bad luck away. Their hardy, clumping habit and bright purple blossoms made them a cheerful cottage garden staple. Modern witches use chives as a gentle protection and banishing herb, especially in kitchen magick.
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.