Catnip Cut, 1 oz (Nepeta cataria)

A love and attraction herb. Catnip is worked to draw affection and make the worker more charming and approachable.

Happiness and beauty. A Venus herb, it gladdens a home and is added to charms for beauty and good cheer.

Cat magic. It deepens the bond with a feline familiar and is offered to honor cat spirits.

• Botanical name: Nepeta cataria (catnip)
• Tradition: Cunningham places catnip under Venus and the element Water
• Form: cut and sifted dried leaf
• Weight: 1 oz
• For spiritual use only; not a food, drug, or supplement, and not for ingestion
• Storage: keep sealed in a cool, dark place

Catnip is best known for its effect on cats, and that affinity is the first of its magics: a Venus herb sacred to feline spirits, it deepens the bond between a witch and a cat familiar and is offered in cat magic and to the spirits of cats. For people, Cunningham seats it under Venus and the element Water and names love, happiness, and beauty among its powers. Held in the hand until warm and then used to take another's hand, catnip is an old charm for friendship and affection, and it is added to love sachets to make the wearer more charming and approachable.

Its gentle, mellow nature also makes it a herb of happiness and beauty, gladdening a home and lifting a mood. It is sweet, friendly, and warm. Catnip is used as a herbal tea as well, which is not what we offer it for; Plentiful Earth sells this leaf strictly for ritual and spiritual use, not as a food or remedy, and it is not for ingestion.

1. Draw affection. Carry catnip in a love or friendship sachet to make yourself more charming and approachable.
2. Gladden a home. Add it to a happiness charm to lift the mood of a space.
3. Bond with a familiar. Offer catnip to a feline familiar or cat spirit to deepen the bond.
4. Charm for beauty. Include catnip in a beauty or glamour charm.
5. Store it sealed, in a cool, dark place between workings.

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• Magical Herbalism by Scott Cunningham: the source of these attributions.

What is catnip used for in magic?

For love and attraction, making the worker more charming; for happiness and beauty, gladdening a home; and for cat magic, deepening the bond with a feline familiar. Cunningham places catnip under Venus and Water.

Can I give this to my cat or make tea?

No. This catnip is sold for ritual and spiritual use only, not as a food, treat, or remedy for people or pets, and it is not for ingestion. Buy catnip intended and labeled for pets or food-grade tea separately.

How do I use it for love?

Carry catnip in a love or friendship sachet, or use the old charm of warming it in your hand before taking someone's hand, to draw affection. Keep love work aimed at warming a willing, mutual bond.

How is it used in cat magic?

Offer catnip to a feline familiar or to cat spirits to honor and deepen the bond, or include it in charms tied to feline energy. Its Venusian, cat-loving nature makes it the natural herb for such work.

How should I store it?

Keep the cut leaf sealed in a cool, dark place, away from heat and moisture. Dried catnip holds its scent well when kept dry, so a sealed jar will carry you through many love and happiness workings.