Cucumber Meaning and magickal uses
Also called Cucumis sativus
A cool, watery moon vegetable for healing, calm, fertility and refreshing your energy.
How to use it
- Cooling calm
Rest two cool cucumber slices over your closed eyes after a hard day. Picture heat and frustration draining away and peace flowing in.
- Moon water infusion
Add a few cucumber slices to a jar of water left out under the full moon. Use it the next day to wipe down your altar for a fresh, calm energy.
- Healing kitchen magick
Slice cucumber into a salad while you think of someone who needs comfort. Share it with them, or eat it with a wish for their good health.
Works well with
History and folklore
Cucumbers have been grown in India for over 3,000 years. Ancient folk magick linked them to the moon and to water, and in some traditions the seeds were eaten to help fertility, while the peel was laid on the forehead to ease aches. They became a symbol of calm in the saying "cool as a cucumber".
A cool, watery moon vegetable for healing, calm, fertility and refreshing your energy.
- Intentions: Healing, Peace, Cleansing
- Element: Water
- Planet: The Moon
- Day: Monday
- Moon phase: Full Moon
- Parts used: Fruit, slices, peel
Safety: Cucumber is safe to eat. This is folk magick, not medical advice.
How to use it
- Cooling calm. Rest two cool cucumber slices over your closed eyes after a hard day. Picture heat and frustration draining away and peace flowing in.
- Moon water infusion. Add a few cucumber slices to a jar of water left out under the full moon. Use it the next day to wipe down your altar for a fresh, calm energy.
- Healing kitchen magick. Slice cucumber into a salad while you think of someone who needs comfort. Share it with them, or eat it with a wish for their good health.
Works well with: Full Moon, Silver Candle, Moonstone, Peppermint, Monday
Folklore
Cucumbers have been grown in India for over 3,000 years. Ancient folk magick linked them to the moon and to water, and in some traditions the seeds were eaten to help fertility, while the peel was laid on the forehead to ease aches. They became a symbol of calm in the saying "cool as a cucumber".
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