**Witches Herbs: Aconite**
Let me start by saying that Aconite is an extremely POISONOUS plant, and working with this plant should not be taken lightly. Use gloves, eye protection, and take all safety precautions recommended. Aconite’s poison works very quickly through skin contact, resulting in a tingling sensation. It can also cause nausea, vomiting, and confusion. Today, Aconite is used in homeopathy to treat acute distress caused by very high fever, and unbearable pain. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, it is used as a sedative and numbing agent. So let’s be clear and say, this plant is poisonous. Do not use without the express direction of a physician.
Aconite, in a spiritual nature teaches us many things. It can bring comfort, while reducing stress. It allows you to be true to yourself, while banishing doubt and shame. Connecting with the Aconite, can bring great joy.
Let’s take a look at the plant itself, and it’s correspondences.
Other names for Aconite; Monkshood, Mousebane, Wolf’s Bane, Devil’s Helmut, Friar’s Cap, Leopard’s Bane, Women’s Bane
Latin Name; Aconitum Napellus (most common)
Parts Used: All
Classification: Plant
Spiritual, Physiological, and Magickal Properties
Spiritual Properties;
Removing anxiety and fear, calming, journeying to emotional depths
Physiological Properties;
Relief of intense, acute attacks of anxiety, fear, cardiac troubles, and fever. May be useful for inflammation
Magical Properties;
Aconite is the poison that heals, quickly and intensely. Best used for situations that are acute, such as calming panic, or INSTANT removals.
Planetary Correspondance: Saturn
Elemental: Water
Archetype: Thanategos (Death Bringer)
World: Under
Zodiac: Virgo
Colour: Violet
Stone: Howlite (purple or white)
Animal: Serpent
Again, Aconite is a deadly poison and should not be consumed or applied to the skin without expert guidance, or physician. Keep away from children, pets, and familiars.
Article by Amie Clark
Sources:
Entering Hekate’s Garden, Cyndi Brannen
Alberta Witches Association 