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Rue has a long file in folk magic: Protection, purification, banishment of negativity, enhancing psychic abilities, and spiritual clarity.
Rue in the craft
Protection, purification, banishment of negativity, enhancing psychic abilities, and spiritual clarity. Rue is also believed to boost mental power and health, exorcism, and love-related spells.
Correspondences
- Also called: Herb of Grace, Garden Rue, Bashoush, Rewe
- Gender: Masculine
- Planet: Mars
- Sign: Aries
- Element: Fire
- Deities: Hecate, Artemis, and Ereshkigal
Note: Rue is highly toxic if ingested in large amounts or mishandled. Its use should be controlled carefully.
Threads across the systems
The older systems read as one web, and this one has clear ties: Aries — plant of the Aries season, Hekate — deity of this plant, Artemis — deity of this plant, Red — color of the same planetary force, Orange — color of the same planetary force and Green — color of the same planetary force.