Liber XI · Herbal Magick
Chapter VI
Mandrake & Plant Lore
6 min readMandrake and Plant Lore: The Legend of the Screaming RootMandrake in history and folklore: the Mandragora plant and its toxicity, Genesis and Theophrastus, the dog and the scream, Alraune amulets, fake roots and literature.7 min readMistletoe and the Druids: Pliny's Golden Sickle and AfterMistletoe and the druids: Pliny's golden sickle and white bulls, Baldr's death, Virgil's golden bough, Frazer, Christmas kissing and the Druid revival.7 min readVervain: Sacred Herb of Rome, Gaul, the Cross and the GrimoiresVervain (Verbena officinalis) in history and lore: Roman sacred boughs, Pliny's Gauls and Magi, the herb of the cross, grimoires and charms against witches.
Forthcoming in this chapter
1- Was Mandrake Really Used in Magic?