Hydrangea Meaning and magickal uses
Also called Hortensia, Seven bark, Hydrangea macrophylla
A big, cloud-like flower for breaking hexes, gentle protection and heartfelt feelings.
- Intentions
- Protection, Banishing, Love
- Element
- Water
- Planet
- The Moon
- Day
- Monday
- Moon phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Parts used
- Dried flower heads, bark, root
How to use it
- Hex-breaking sprinkle
Crumble a dried hydrangea flower head and sprinkle it around your doorstep as the moon wanes. Ask it to undo any harm sent your way and return your home to calm.
- Heartfelt bouquet
Place fresh hydrangeas on your altar when you need to speak from the heart. Their many small petals remind you that honest feelings can be shared gently, one at a time.
- Color magick
Hydrangeas change color with their soil. Keep a blue bloom for peace and protection, or a pink one for love and friendship, and dry it to use in charms through the year.
Works well with
History and folklore
Hydrangeas come from Japan and the Americas, and their name means "water vessel" because of their cup-shaped seed pods. In hoodoo and American folk magick, the dried bark and flowers are used to break hexes and unbinding work. In Japan they are linked with heartfelt apologies and gratitude. Their habit of turning blue or pink with the soil has made them a natural favorite for color magick.
A big, cloud-like flower for breaking hexes, gentle protection and heartfelt feelings.
- Intentions: Protection, Banishing, Love
- Element: Water
- Planet: The Moon
- Day: Monday
- Moon phase: Waning Gibbous
- Parts used: Dried flower heads, bark, root
Safety: Hydrangea is poisonous if eaten. Do not swallow any part of it or burn it, and keep it away from cats, dogs, horses and children.
How to use it
- Hex-breaking sprinkle. Crumble a dried hydrangea flower head and sprinkle it around your doorstep as the moon wanes. Ask it to undo any harm sent your way and return your home to calm.
- Heartfelt bouquet. Place fresh hydrangeas on your altar when you need to speak from the heart. Their many small petals remind you that honest feelings can be shared gently, one at a time.
- Color magick. Hydrangeas change color with their soil. Keep a blue bloom for peace and protection, or a pink one for love and friendship, and dry it to use in charms through the year.
Works well with: Blue Candle, Moonstone, Black Tourmaline, Rue, Monday
Folklore
Hydrangeas come from Japan and the Americas, and their name means "water vessel" because of their cup-shaped seed pods. In hoodoo and American folk magick, the dried bark and flowers are used to break hexes and unbinding work. In Japan they are linked with heartfelt apologies and gratitude. Their habit of turning blue or pink with the soil has made them a natural favorite for color magick.
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