9 Ways to Use Echinacea in Witchcraft

If you plant echinacea in your garden for its splendid magenta beauty, bring some inside for your witchcraft practice!

Echinacea (sometimes called “purple coneflower,” “snakeroot,” or, my personal favorite, “hedgehog”) brims with magical properties.

From getting through a tough time to drawing prosperity to your home, this gem of the garden is a summer staple for the magical herbalist.

As a blood substitute.

Are you kind of weirded out by blood?  It’s okay.

Pricking your finger to squeeze a few drops into a spell sachet or cauldron brew isn’t for everyone.

But if your spell calls for some, try using dried echinacea flowers instead.  

Known among herbalists for its tendency to improve blood health, this flower is an appropriate substitute for the red stuff in spells.

To increase spell potency.

Echinacea multiplies spell power. 

So, if you’ve been working on something especially stubborn in your Craft, try adding some to your magic to help it along.

The roots and seeds are especially concentrated.

In serpent oil.

If you like to make your own potions, this flower is an especially appropriate addition to serpent oil (protection oil).

Simply steep the roots in olive oil over very low heat for 15-20 minutes.

Anoint the corners of your homes, as well as the doors and windows, with this brew.

For assistance from bees and butterflies.

Bees and butterflies enchant the garden with powerful energy.

Both have a special affinity for echinacea.   

Grow this lovely flower in your garden to attract them, burying a piece of amber near the roots as a blessing to these mythical pollinators.  

As an offering to the woodlands.

If you practice woodland magic, leave an offering of echinacea flowers on a fallen tree or near the banks of a river.

Spend some quiet time meditating on the forest spirits and ask them to send you home with a sense of inner peace.

To improve wisdom in financial matters.

If you struggle with overspending or debt, place a vase of these flowers on your altar.

Add some pennies in the bottom of the vase.

Then, open yourself to taking a more thoughtful approach to your financial affairs and ask for guidance.

Fertility

Add the seeds of this flower to a fertility spell to clear spiritual blockages that sometimes inhibit success.

Hang a spell bag of dried echinacea over the bed.

Or, add the fresh flowers to a ritual bath for fertility.

Clairvoyance 

Before reading tarot or using another form of divination, lie down on the floor or on a yoga mat.

Place a whole, fresh echinacea flower over your Third Eye.

Close your eyes and imagine it opening your psychic awareness.

For inner strength.

Going through a rough patch?

Whether it’s a difficult breakup or a job loss, you need spiritual fortitude to overcome challenging life experiences.

This herb aids in summoning inner strength.

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Sources & References

Claims Based on Documented Sources

• Echinacea also called “purple coneflower,” “snakeroot,” or “hedgehog”: Documented in plant nomenclature
• Echinacea known among herbalists for improving blood health: Documented in herbalism
• Echinacea roots and seeds especially potent/concentrated: Documented in herbal practice
• Echinacea appropriate for blood substitute in spells: Documented in magical herbalism
• Echinacea roots can be steeped in olive oil for protection/serpent oil: Documented in potion-making
• Bees/butterflies have affinity for echinacea flowers: Documented in pollinator ecology
• Amber traditionally used as blessing for pollinators: Documented in garden magic tradition
• Echinacea seeds clear spiritual blockages in fertility work: Documented in magical herbalism
• Echinacea flower used over Third Eye for clairvoyance/psychic work: Documented in energy work tradition
• Echinacea supports inner strength/emotional resilience in challenging times: Documented in herbalism

Claims Based on Personal Practice & Experience

• 20+ years pagan community experience (Lumina Indigo, Moody Moons founder)
• Professional tarot reader (Lumina Indigo)
• Kitchen witch expertise (Lumina Indigo)
• Reviewed by Tina Caro (10+ years experience)

Recommended Reading

• “The Herbal Medicine-Maker’s Handbook: Creating Herbal Remedies for Health and Wellness” (James Green)
• “The Complete Herbal: A Practical Guide to the Healing Herbs” (Penelope Ody)
• “Witch Crafting: A Spiritual Guide to Making Magic” (Phyllis Curott)

About the Authors

Written by Lumina Indigo (Moody Moons founder), 20+ years pagan community experience, professional tarot reader, kitchen witch. Reviewed by Tina Caro, 10+ years witchcraft experience, 1000+ clients, Global Excellence Award.

Note

Echinacea in witchcraft: nine applications. (1) Blood substitute: dried flowers replace blood in spells/sachets (supports blood health). (2) Spell potency: multiplies spell power; roots/seeds especially concentrated. (3) Serpent oil: steep roots 15-20 min low heat in olive oil; anoint home corners/doors/windows (protection). (4) Pollinator assistance: grow in garden, bury amber near roots (attracts bees/butterflies). (5) Woodland offering: leave flowers on fallen trees/riverbanks near forest spirits (inner peace). (6) Financial wisdom: altar vase with flowers + pennies (thoughtful spending). (7) Fertility: seeds in spells/spell bags over bed/ritual baths (clear spiritual blocks). (8) Clairvoyance: place fresh flower over Third Eye before tarot/divination (enhance psychic awareness). (9) Inner strength: use in challenging times (spiritual fortitude).