Wisteria Meaning and magickal uses
Also called Wistaria, Wisteria sinensis
A cascading spring vine for spiritual insight, patience, love and creative flow.
- Intentions
- Divination, Love, Creativity
- Element
- Air
- Planet
- Venus
- Day
- Friday
- Moon phase
- Full Moon
- Parts used
- Flowers (dried or fresh), the vine
How to use it
- Meditation under the blooms
Sit near a wisteria in flower, or with a vase of its blossoms, and close your eyes. Let the sweet scent lift your thoughts toward your higher self and messages from spirit.
- Patience vine charm
Wisteria can take years to bloom. Wrap a small piece of dried vine with purple thread to remind you that the things you are growing take time and will flower.
- Creative altar
Place wisteria flowers on your altar while you write, paint or plan. Let their flowing shape invite ideas to tumble out freely.
Works well with
Substitutes
History and folklore
Wisteria grows wild in China, Japan and North America and can live for more than 100 years. In Japan it appears in poetry and festivals as a symbol of devotion and long life, and its hanging flowers are linked with grace and patience. Modern witches use it for raising spiritual awareness, for love and for creativity.
A cascading spring vine for spiritual insight, patience, love and creative flow.
- Intentions: Divination, Love, Creativity
- Element: Air
- Planet: Venus
- Day: Friday
- Moon phase: Full Moon
- Parts used: Flowers (dried or fresh), the vine
Safety: Wisteria seeds and pods are poisonous. Do not eat any part of the plant, and keep the seeds away from children and pets.
How to use it
- Meditation under the blooms. Sit near a wisteria in flower, or with a vase of its blossoms, and close your eyes. Let the sweet scent lift your thoughts toward your higher self and messages from spirit.
- Patience vine charm. Wisteria can take years to bloom. Wrap a small piece of dried vine with purple thread to remind you that the things you are growing take time and will flower.
- Creative altar. Place wisteria flowers on your altar while you write, paint or plan. Let their flowing shape invite ideas to tumble out freely.
Works well with: Purple Candle, Amethyst, Lepidolite, Lilac, Full Moon
Folklore
Wisteria grows wild in China, Japan and North America and can live for more than 100 years. In Japan it appears in poetry and festivals as a symbol of devotion and long life, and its hanging flowers are linked with grace and patience. Modern witches use it for raising spiritual awareness, for love and for creativity.
The Witch's Cabinet is a free reference for your practice. Correspondences are traditional associations, not medical advice. Always follow the safety notes, especially with herbs and essential oils around children, pets and during pregnancy.