Sesame Meaning and magickal uses
Also called Sesame Seed, Benne Seed, Sesamum indicum
A tiny seed of opening doors, wealth and new opportunities.
- Intentions
- Prosperity, Luck, New Beginnings
- Element
- Fire
- Planet
- The Sun
- Day
- Sunday
- Moon phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Parts used
- Seeds, oil
How to use it
- Open sesame
Keep a small jar of sesame seeds by your front door and shake it gently when you leave for an interview or important meeting, asking for doors to open.
- Money bowl
Add a spoonful of sesame seeds to a bowl with a few coins and keep it somewhere you see daily to focus on growing wealth.
- Candle dressing
Roll a green or gold candle lightly in sesame oil, then in sesame seeds, before burning it for new opportunities.
Works well with
History and folklore
Sesame is one of the oldest oil seeds, grown for more than 3,000 years in India, Africa and the Middle East. The famous words "open sesame" from the tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves may come from the way sesame pods burst open when ripe. In folk magick, sesame is a seed of hidden treasure, money and opened doors.
A tiny seed of opening doors, wealth and new opportunities.
- Intentions: Prosperity, Luck, New Beginnings
- Element: Fire
- Planet: The Sun
- Day: Sunday
- Moon phase: Waxing Crescent
- Parts used: Seeds, oil
Safety: Sesame is a common food allergen. Do not use it in food, oils or charms around anyone with a sesame allergy.
How to use it
- Open sesame. Keep a small jar of sesame seeds by your front door and shake it gently when you leave for an interview or important meeting, asking for doors to open.
- Money bowl. Add a spoonful of sesame seeds to a bowl with a few coins and keep it somewhere you see daily to focus on growing wealth.
- Candle dressing. Roll a green or gold candle lightly in sesame oil, then in sesame seeds, before burning it for new opportunities.
Works well with: Gold Candle, Green Candle, Sunday, Citrine, Cinnamon
Folklore
Sesame is one of the oldest oil seeds, grown for more than 3,000 years in India, Africa and the Middle East. The famous words "open sesame" from the tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves may come from the way sesame pods burst open when ripe. In folk magick, sesame is a seed of hidden treasure, money and opened doors.
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