catnip
Catnip is a plant and an herb.
- botanical information
- astrological correspondences
- magick correspondences and uses
- Goddesses and deities
botanical information:
Botanical name: Nepeta cataria
Common name: catnip
astrological correspondences:
Astrological planet: Venus 
magickal correspondences and uses:
Gender: feminine (traditional western European magickal gender)
Western element: water
Magickal uses: charm, fertility, instinct, playfulness
Venus spells: See the article on Venus for a list of herbal substitutes for catnip in Venus spells involving beauty, compassion, fidelity, friendship, happiness, interchanges, joy, love, luck, meditation, pleasure, reconciliation, and youth.
deities associated with catnip:
- Bast (Kemetic/ancient Egyptian Goddess)
Some herbs may be poisonious under some conditions. Exercise appropriate care.
Wild gathering: Avoid wild gathering. Some plants are endangered species. Some plants can be toxic just by touch. Even experts can make deadly misidentifications of wild plants. Please grow your own herbs in your own goddess garden (or window boxes).
See also: herbs
