Buckeye Meaning and magickal uses
Also called Horse Chestnut, Conker, Aesculus, Ohio Buckeye, Lucky buckeye
A glossy brown nut carried for luck, money and protection. A charm, never a food.
- Intentions
- Luck, Prosperity, Protection
- Element
- Fire
- Planet
- Jupiter
- Day
- Thursday
- Moon phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Parts used
- Whole nut (seed), carried as a charm
How to use it
- Pocket luck piece
Carry a whole buckeye in your pocket for good luck. Rub it with your thumb when you need a little extra fortune, the way folk tradition has done for generations.
- Money nut
Wrap a buckeye in a dollar bill, tie it with green thread and keep it in your purse or cash drawer to draw money in.
- Home guardian
Set a bowl of buckeyes or conkers by the front door in autumn as a protection charm for the household.
Works well with
History and folklore
The buckeye got its name because the shiny brown seed with its pale spot looks like the eye of a deer. In American folk magick and hoodoo, carrying a buckeye is an old luck and money charm, and some carried one in hopes of keeping aches away. In Britain the related horse chestnut gives conkers, which were kept in the house to repel spiders and bring good fortune.
A glossy brown nut carried for luck, money and protection. A charm, never a food.
- Intentions: Luck, Prosperity, Protection
- Element: Fire
- Planet: Jupiter
- Day: Thursday
- Moon phase: Waxing Gibbous
- Parts used: Whole nut (seed), carried as a charm
Safety: Poisonous: buckeyes and horse chestnuts, along with their leaves, bark and husks, must never be eaten or brewed. Keep them away from children, dogs, cats, horses and livestock, and wash your hands after handling. They are not the same as edible sweet chestnuts.
How to use it
- Pocket luck piece. Carry a whole buckeye in your pocket for good luck. Rub it with your thumb when you need a little extra fortune, the way folk tradition has done for generations.
- Money nut. Wrap a buckeye in a dollar bill, tie it with green thread and keep it in your purse or cash drawer to draw money in.
- Home guardian. Set a bowl of buckeyes or conkers by the front door in autumn as a protection charm for the household.
Works well with: Green Candle, Gold Candle, Pyrite, Green Aventurine, Thursday
Folklore
The buckeye got its name because the shiny brown seed with its pale spot looks like the eye of a deer. In American folk magick and hoodoo, carrying a buckeye is an old luck and money charm, and some carried one in hopes of keeping aches away. In Britain the related horse chestnut gives conkers, which were kept in the house to repel spiders and bring good fortune.
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