Rosehips Meaning and magickal uses
Also called Rose Hips, Hip Berries, Haws of the Rose
The rose's autumn fruit, for lasting love, healing and gathering good luck.
- Element
- Water
- Planet
- Venus
- Day
- Friday
- Moon phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Parts used
- Fruit (hips)
How to use it
- Love string
Thread dried rosehips on red cotton thread to make a small garland. Hang it near your bed or altar as a sign of love that has ripened and grown deeper over time.
- Healing sachet
Fill a small pouch with dried rosehips and a sprig of lavender. Keep it near someone who is recovering, as a gift of warmth and care alongside their usual treatment.
- Harvest luck bowl
At Mabon, set a bowl of rosehips with apples and nuts on your table. Give thanks for what has come to fruit this year and ask for luck through the colder months.
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History and folklore
Rosehips are the fruit the wild rose leaves behind after its blossoms fall, glowing red on bare branches through autumn and winter. In wartime Britain children gathered them by the basketful to make vitamin-rich syrup. Folklore treats them as the rose's promise kept: love that has lasted past the first bloom. Strings of hips were hung for luck and healing, and because they ripen at harvest time, many witches keep them for Mabon and the turning of the year.
The rose's autumn fruit, for lasting love, healing and gathering good luck.
- Intentions: Love, Healing, Luck
- Element: Water
- Planet: Venus
- Zodiac: Taurus, Libra
- Day: Friday
- Moon phase: Waxing Gibbous
- Parts used: Fruit (hips)
Safety: The fine hairs inside rosehips irritate skin and the throat; they were once used as itching powder. Wear gloves when opening fresh hips and remove all seeds and hairs before using them. Roses are not on the ASPCA toxic list, but keep dried hips away from pets, as they can be a choking hazard.
How to use it
- Love string. Thread dried rosehips on red cotton thread to make a small garland. Hang it near your bed or altar as a sign of love that has ripened and grown deeper over time.
- Healing sachet. Fill a small pouch with dried rosehips and a sprig of lavender. Keep it near someone who is recovering, as a gift of warmth and care alongside their usual treatment.
- Harvest luck bowl. At Mabon, set a bowl of rosehips with apples and nuts on your table. Give thanks for what has come to fruit this year and ask for luck through the colder months.
Works well with: Red Candle, Rose Quartz, Garnet, Mabon, Friday
Folklore
Rosehips are the fruit the wild rose leaves behind after its blossoms fall, glowing red on bare branches through autumn and winter. In wartime Britain children gathered them by the basketful to make vitamin-rich syrup. Folklore treats them as the rose's promise kept: love that has lasted past the first bloom. Strings of hips were hung for luck and healing, and because they ripen at harvest time, many witches keep them for Mabon and the turning of the year.
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