Herbs & Crystals

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Magical Herbs
•Acacia: protects against psychic attack
•Agrimony: useful for returning harmful energy to its original source
•Basil: warns off negative magic
•Black thorn: reverses a spell
•Cayenne: returns negative energy to its source
•Coffee: neutralizes harmful magic
•Dragon's Blood resin: protection
•Hyssop: purification and defensive magic
•Mugwort: protects against astral attack, or psychic attack in dreams
•Patchouli: returns harmful magic
•Solomon's Seal: protects against negative energy
•St. John's Wort: purifies and protects against psychic attack
•Vetivert: use to break a hex or curse
•Wormwood: use in uncrossing rituals, to remove hexes or curses upon you
•Yarrow: psychic protection
•Yucca: prevents attack via sympathetic magic

Crystals and Gemstones
•Amber: protects against psychic attack
•Amethyst: protects from negative energy
•Black onyx: protects against harmful magic
•Fire agate: for protection of the aura
•Hematite: use for protection of home and property, as well as to fend off psychic attack
•Malachite: repels hostile magical attacks
•Obsidian: provides protective energies
•Quartz: use to protect yourself from hexes or curses
•Ruby: use to defend against magical attacks related to emotions
•Selenite: for shielding against negative outside influences