Tomato Meaning and magickal uses
Also called Love apple, Solanum lycopersicum
The "love apple" for love, prosperity and protecting the home.
- Intentions
- Love, Prosperity, Protection
- Element
- Water
- Planet
- Venus
- Day
- Friday
- Moon phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Parts used
- Fruit
How to use it
- Windowsill guardian
Set a ripe red tomato on a sunny windowsill or by your front door for a few days. Ask it to draw in abundance and keep unwanted energy out, then compost it with thanks.
- Love apple dinner
Cook a tomato sauce for someone you love and stir it clockwise while thinking of the warmth you share. Kitchen magick is real magick.
- Abundance in the garden
Plant a tomato seedling on the waxing moon with a coin buried nearby. As it grows and fruits, let it mirror the growth you want in your money.
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History and folklore
When tomatoes reached Europe from the Americas, many people feared them because they belong to the nightshade family. The French and English called them "love apples" and believed they stirred passion. In folk magick a large red tomato on the mantelpiece was said to bring prosperity to the home, and one on a windowsill or doorstep to keep evil away.
The "love apple" for love, prosperity and protecting the home.
- Intentions: Love, Prosperity, Protection
- Element: Water
- Planet: Venus
- Day: Friday
- Moon phase: Waxing Gibbous
- Parts used: Fruit
Safety: The fruit is safe to eat, but tomato leaves, stems and green fruit are poisonous to cats, dogs and horses. Keep the plants out of their reach.
How to use it
- Windowsill guardian. Set a ripe red tomato on a sunny windowsill or by your front door for a few days. Ask it to draw in abundance and keep unwanted energy out, then compost it with thanks.
- Love apple dinner. Cook a tomato sauce for someone you love and stir it clockwise while thinking of the warmth you share. Kitchen magick is real magick.
- Abundance in the garden. Plant a tomato seedling on the waxing moon with a coin buried nearby. As it grows and fruits, let it mirror the growth you want in your money.
Works well with: Red Candle, Pink Candle, Rose Quartz, Basil, Friday
Folklore
When tomatoes reached Europe from the Americas, many people feared them because they belong to the nightshade family. The French and English called them "love apples" and believed they stirred passion. In folk magick a large red tomato on the mantelpiece was said to bring prosperity to the home, and one on a windowsill or doorstep to keep evil away.
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