Magical Plant Monday: Jasmine

The Magic of Jasmine

(Jasminum odoratissimum)

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Associations:

• Planetary: Moon

• Energetic: Receptive/Feminine

• Elemental: Water

• Astrological: Pisces

The jasmine flower, with its intoxicating floral fragrance and delicate petals, has held a special place throughout various spiritual traditions across the globe. It's often associated with purity, love, and spiritual awakening, making it a powerful tool in different rituals and meditative practices. It doesn’t just bring a sense of peacefulness however, as it’s also been used as an aphrodisiac, sparking passion, and fostering romantic connections as well as for self-love.

Its ability to bring us a sense of clarity makes it an excellent addition when used in the realms of dreamwork, lunar rituals, and divination practices. Jasmine enhances attraction, calls beauty into life, fosters self-confidence, and is associated with the energy of the Maiden and to the new & waxing moon.

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When used in aromatherapy and spiritual healing practices, jasmine is utilized for its soothing and calming properties. Its fragrance is believed to promote a deeper connection with the spiritual self, opening our heart, encouraging relaxation, and emotional healing. Jasmine essential oil is often used in meditation and yoga to enhance mindfulness and a connection to the self.

Unsurprisingly, jasmine’s flower essence is similar to its magical uses. The essence offers us a sense of peacefulness and opens up the heart. It creates space to recharge in stillness and to align our soul with our higher self. Jasmine can help lift our spirits, reduce anxiety, bring compassion, and help us connect to our sensuality.

Jasmine has also been used within herbal remedies for painful joints, menstrual cramps, skin care, anxiety & depression, relieving stress, as a sleep aid, and as an antimicrobial & antibacterial. Jasmine also has some use as a support for the respiratory system, enhancing mental alertness, as an antioxidant, and a whole lot more!

Photo by: Chandra Sekhar

If you’re looking for ways to incorporate this flower into your own magical or spiritual practice, try using Jasmine in a dream pillow, as a tea for cleansing divination objects, before meditation, added to baths or incense blends, anointing candles, or even to aid in the practice of scrying, whether that be drunk as a tea beforehand or added to/used as the scrying water if you want to enhance the psychic realm that is so often associated with the moon and this magical flower. Vision and love are granted to those who work with and respect the incredible spirit of the jasmine flower. 

If you'd like to give Jasmine a try, check out the Jasmine Flower in the herb section of the shop, or check out this bath soak handcrafted by Dark Moon Botanicals!

Remember to take precaution when working with new herbs, make sure there are no contraindications in regards to any medications, pregnancy, or other herbs, and when used as an essential oil be certain to dilute it before applying to your skin. This is not medical advice and is spoken about as a curio and historical interest. We can not make any guarantees about outcomes and encourage you to do more research before starting a new herbal practice.

Featured photo credits: Jasminum odoratissimum in Botanical Garden of PBA Institute in Bydgoszcz

By Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz CC BY 4.0